pooh-pooh

Verb

Meaning

To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if by saying pooh! pooh!

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reject disdain scorn spurn turn down freeze off slam slight minimize discount dismiss knock diminish mock ridicule

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Antonyms

adore address focus accept agree aim

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Hypernyms

decline express refuse utter verbalize verbalise

Hyponyms

repel snub rebuff

Examples

She spurned his advances Source: Internet

As mezcal nut Noah Arenstein, director of operations and head bar man at in Brooklyn puts it, "a lot of people pooh-pooh espadín, but it’s popular for a reason. Source: Internet

And no doubt you're more discerning than most, but there are probably more than a few MDs who wouldn't even recognize celiac when it's in front of them, and would pooh-pooh that patient's complaints about wheat. Source: Internet

Store the leftovers of the meal in the refrigerator, only to hear our family pooh-pooh them the next day when we pull them back out. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pooh bah pooh bear Pooh sticks pooh-pooh theory poohbah poohead