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verb · transitive · rare

pooh-pooh

pooh-pooh · pooh-poohs · pooh-poohed · pooh-poohing

To dismiss idly with contempt or derisionTo dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.

UK/ˌpuːˈpuː/US/ˈpuˈpu/

Meaning

1 senses

To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.
reject with contempt

Origin

From a reduplication of pooh (“an utterance of the word pooh”).

From a reduplication of pooh (“an utterance of the word pooh”).

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Forms

pooh-poohs, pooh-poohing, pooh-poohed, pooh-poohed

Base form	pooh-pooh · to pooh-pooh
3rd person singular	pooh-poohs
Present participle	pooh-poohing
Past simple	pooh-poohed
Past participle	pooh-poohed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	pooh-pooh
he, she, it	pooh-poohs

Past simpleLesson

all persons

pooh-poohed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have pooh-poohed
he, she, it	has pooh-poohed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will pooh-pooh

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

reject with contempt:reject spurnfreeze offscorn disdain turn down

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

poodle pooh poolA1 poolside

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