Meaning of POOH-POOH
| Pronunciation: | | poo poo
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- [v] reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
- [v] express contempt about
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| | Synonyms: | | disdain, freeze off, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down |
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| | See Also: | | brush off, express, give tongue to, rebuff, repel, snub, utter, verbalise, verbalize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pooh`-pooh"\, v. t.
To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if
by saying pooh! pooh! [Colloq.] --Thackeray.
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| | Related Terms: | | barrack, bird, boo, chaff, cut, cut at, cut dead, dig at, dismiss, disregard, dump on, fleer, flout, gibe, give the go-by, ignore, jab, jab at, jape, jeer, look right through, make little of, mock, neglect, overlook, pass by, pass up, pooh, put down, rail at, rally, rank out, razz, refuse to acknowledge, refuse to recognize, revile, scoff, scout, slam, slap at, slight, sneer, sneer at, swipe, taunt, twit |
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