pooh-pooh

pooh·pooh

uncommon

verb

1.

express contempt about

2.

reject with contempt

“She spurned his advances”

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rebuff

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Grammar

Verb: transitive

verb
infinitive	pooh-pooh
3rd person	pooh-poohs
past	pooh-poohed
present participle	pooh-poohing
past participle	pooh-poohed

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Nearby words

poodle dog Pooecetes Pooecetes gramineus poof pooh-bah pool pooler pooling of interest poolroom pool ball

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