pooh

[ poo, poo ]

/ pu, pʊ /

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interjection

(used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt.)

noun

an exclamation of “pooh.”

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Origin of pooh

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby pooh

pood, poodle, poodle-faker, poof, poofter, pooh, Pooh Bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pooka, pool

Other definitions for pooh (2 of 2)

pooh²

[ poo ]

/ pu /

verb (used with object) Slang.

poop².

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How to use pooh in a sentence

France, too, pooh-poohed the Brits’ curry powder in favor of its own development, vadouvan, from the country’s brief colonial stint in Pondicherry.
The Violent Rise of Curry|Shaan Merchant|March 26, 2021|Ozy
The Obama Administration, for one, pooh-poohed the new bank and openly urged allies not to join.
How Jin Liqun Charted an Independent Course for China's Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank|Charlie Campbell / Beijing|February 19, 2021|Time
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

/ (puː) /

interjection

an exclamation of disdain, contempt, or disgust

noun

a childish word for faeces

verb

a childish word for defecate

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pooh

Origin of pooh

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Other definitions for pooh (2 of 2)

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