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pooh-poohed Definition


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pooh-pooh
verb
    pooh-poohed, pooh-poohing
    1. colloq
      To express scorn for (a suggestion, etc); to dismiss (a suggestion, etc).
      Thesaurus: dismiss, deride, ridicule, reject, slight, scorn, minimize, belittle, disdain, scoff, spurn, turn up one's nose at, disparage, disregard, play down; Antonym: consider, exaggerate, magnify, regard.
Etymology: 19c: from pooh.



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