pooh
1(used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt.)
an exclamation of “pooh.”
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How to use pooh in a sentence
Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-pooh.
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 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids.
His coup claim was pooh-poohed by then Prime Minister Zidan as “ridiculous”.
Father generally pooh-poohs the notion of there being any further trouble with Germany.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queuxpooh, they are only bogys invented by priests in days of darkness, in order to obtain power.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph HockingHe can't be after any mischief; 'tis not in the boy; when—when he is all but—pooh!
The Heir of Redclyffe | Charlotte M. Yongepooh, I ha seen better, and as you term them, evener and cleaner.
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
/ (puː) /
an exclamation of disdain, contempt, or disgust
a childish word for faeces
a childish word for defecate
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