pooh-pooh

[ poo-poo ]

/ ˈpuˈpu /

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verb (used with object)

to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.

verb (used without object)

to express disdain or contempt.

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Also poo-poo.

Origin of pooh-pooh

First recorded in 1820–30; v. use of reduplication of pooh¹

OTHER WORDS FROM pooh-pooh

pooh-pooher, noun

Words nearby pooh-pooh

poodle-faker, poof, poofter, pooh, Pooh Bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pool, Poole, pooled serum, pool hall

How to use pooh-pooh in a sentence

Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-Pooh.
The Brit Who Stormed Broadway|Tim Teeman|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At a conference in London the following week, a senior retired U.S. Air Force commander pooh-poohed counterstealth efforts.
How China Will Track—and Kill—America’s Newest Stealth Jets|Bill Sweetman|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When his fellow panelists pushed back, he proceeded to pooh-pooh all those “experts” who have said otherwise.
George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy|Russell Saunders|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids.
Pope Francis Is Wrong About My Child-Free Life|Amanda Marcotte|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His coup claim was pooh-poohed by then Prime Minister Zidan as “ridiculous”.
An Ex-CIA Recruit Adds to Libyan Chaos|Jamie Dettmer|May 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Father generally pooh-poohs the notion of there being any further trouble with Germany.
The Doctor of Pimlico|William Le Queux
Pooh, they are only bogys invented by priests in days of darkness, in order to obtain power.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
He can't be after any mischief; 'tis not in the boy; when—when he is all but—Pooh!
The Heir of Redclyffe|Charlotte M. Yonge
Pooh, I ha seen better, and as you term them, evener and cleaner.
The Mermaid Series. Edited by H. Ellis. The best plays of the old dramatists. Thomas Dekker. Edited, with an introduction and notes by Ernest Rhys.|Thomas Dekker
The general housework servant has already been referred to as a Pooh Bah in petticoats.
The Expert Maid-Servant|Cristine Terhune Herrick

British Dictionary definitions for pooh-pooh

pooh-pooh

/ (ˈpuːˈpuː) /

verb

(tr) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle

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pooh-pooh

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