pooh-pooh

[poo-poo]

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.

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Origin:
1820–30; v. use of reduplication of pooh1

pooh-pooh·er, noun
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pooh-pooh (ˈpuːˈpuː)
 
vb
(tr) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle

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poo(h)-poo(h) definition

[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.
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