pooh

¹ American  

[poo, poo] / pu, pʊ /

interjection

1. (used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt.)

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noun

1. an exclamation of “pooh.”

pooh ² American  

[poo] / pu /

verb (used with object)

Slang.

1. poop.

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pooh British  

/ puː /

interjection

1. an exclamation of disdain, contempt, or disgust

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noun

1. a childish word for faeces

verb

1. a childish word for defecate

Etymology

Origin of pooh

First recorded in 1595–1605

Example Sentences

The bear soon became loved world-wide, alongside Tigger, Christopher Robin, the game of Pooh sticks and the fictional 100 Aker Wood, which was in reality Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, where author AA Milne had a country home.

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Pooh's enormous fame still generates a substantial income for the area to this day, with £450,000 of public money being used to fund a programme of events locally to mark the anniversary.

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The original bridge where Milne and his son Christopher Robin created the game Pooh sticks became worn and unsafe in the late 1990s.

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Pooh Corner has been a gift shop and tea room close to Pooh Sticks Bridge in Hartfield since 1978 and is filled with mementos.

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Pooh Trek Tours has organised guided walks around the forest since 2018, taking in the sites made famous by the books.

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Related Words

• cry
• exclamation
• expletive
• insertion
• interpolation
• interposition
• shout