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pooh-pooh
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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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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to flee; abscond:
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
chat, to converse
to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to spend time idly; loaf.
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poo-poo.
Origin:
1820–30;
v. use of reduplication of
pooh
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Related forms
pooh-pooh·er,
noun
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pooh-pooh
(ˈpuːˈpuː)
—
vb
(
tr
) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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poo(h)-poo(h) definition
[ˈpuˈpu]
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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