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   What does pooh pooh mean?

   • There’s also the informal verb pooh-pooh, which means to express contempt for or to speak ill of. In today’s English, poo refers to defecation and the product of defecation. Both words are also terms of endearment, usually applied to small children or pets. Pooh-pooh is inflected pooh-poohed, pooh-poohing, and pooh-poohs.

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   What is pooh-pooh verb?

   • Definition of pooh-pooh verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary pooh-pooh something to say that a suggestion, an idea, etc. is not true or not worth thinking about They are pooh-poohing suggestions of a split in the party. She had always pooh-poohed the idea of getting married.

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   What is another word for 'Pooh'?

   • Synonyms for Pooh include ordure, excreta, dirt, doo-doo, dung, excrement, poop, scat, cowpats, and droppings. Find more similar words at wordhippo.com!

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   When was Pooh-Pooh first used?

   • The earliest known use of the verb pooh-pooh is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for pooh-pooh is from 1823, in the Times (London). It is also recorded as an interjection from the late 1600s. pooh-pooh is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: pooh pooh int.

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   Are British voters Pooh-Pooh based on political direction?

   • Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024 Experts in the wind-power industry pooh-pooh such warnings. Peter Fairley, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Dec. 2010 Still others pooh-pooh the suggestion that British voters would make decisions at the ballot box based on the political direction of another country, even one as close and influential as the United States.

   Pooh-pooh Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   POOH-POOH definition: 1. to express an opinion that an idea or suggestion is silly or not worth considering: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   The earliest known use of the verb pooh-pooh is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for pooh-pooh is from 1823, in the Times (London). It is also recorded as an interjection from the late 1600s. pooh-pooh is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: pooh pooh int.

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   The meaning of POOH-POOH is to express contempt or impatience. How to use pooh-pooh in a sentence. to express contempt or impatience; to express contempt for or make ...

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   To express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Pooh-pooh definition: to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly. See examples of POOH-POOH used in a sentence.

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   early 1600s. The earliest known use of the verb pooh is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for pooh is from 1614, in the writing of John Taylor, poet. It is also recorded as a noun from the late 1500s. pooh is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: pooh n.; pooh int. See etymology.