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poo-poo

[poo-poo for 1, 3; poo-poo for 2]
–noun Baby Talk.
1. excrement; feces.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2. pooh-pooh.
3. make poo-poo, to defecate.

Origin:
1970–75; expressive formation; cf. poop 4

pooh-pooh

[poo-poo]
–verb (used with object)
1. to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
–verb (used without object)
2. to express disdain or contempt.
Also, poo-poo.


Origin:
1820–30; v. use of redupl. of pooh 1


pooh-pooher, noun
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poo

  1. n.
    and poo-poo. fecal material. (See also poop. Mostly juvenile. Usually objectionable.) : Don't step in that dog poo!
  2. in.
    to defecate. (Usually objectionable.) : That old dog pooed on our lawn.
  3. n.
    nonsense. (From sense 1. See also poo(h)-poo(h).) : I've heard enough of your poo.
  4. n.
    champagne. (From shampoo.) : How about another glass of poo?

  5. Go to poo(h)-poo(h). :
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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poo(h)-poo(h) [ˈpuˈpu]

  1. tv.
    to belittle someone or something. : He tends to pooh-pooh things he doesn't understand.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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