pooh-pooh
[poo-poo]
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.
Also poo-poo.
Origin of pooh-pooh
First recorded in 1820–30; v. use of reduplication of pooh1
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Contemporary Examples of pooh-pooh
When his fellow panelists pushed back, he proceeded to pooh-pooh all those “experts” who have said otherwise.
The pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids.
Historical Examples of pooh-pooh
That was the sort of apparition that no guilty man would dare to pooh-pooh.
Tales Of HearsayJoseph Conrad
Here, for instance, I don't like the way you talk to me, the way you pooh-pooh my hospitality.
A Family of NoblemenMikhal Saltykov
Your wife will suggest calling in the doctor, but pooh-pooh him.
Princess Mary's Gift BookVarious
Lancaster, whenever he noticed her dejection, was inclined to pooh-pooh it.
The Plow-WomanEleanor Gates
They used to pooh-pooh the idea of the alchemists that gold had medicinal virtue.
L-basJ. K. Huysmans
pooh-pooh
verb
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