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pooh-pooh

/poo-poo/US // ˈpuˈpu //UK // (ˈpuːˈpuː) //

呸呸呸,呸呸呸呸,便便

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to express disdain or contempt.

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Examples

  • Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-Pooh.

  • At a conference in London the following week, a senior retired U.S. Air Force commander pooh-poohed counterstealth efforts.

  • When his fellow panelists pushed back, he proceeded to pooh-pooh all those “experts” who have said otherwise.

  • The pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids.

  • His coup claim was pooh-poohed by then Prime Minister Zidan as “ridiculous”.

  • Father generally pooh-poohs the notion of there being any further trouble with Germany.

  • Pooh, they are only bogys invented by priests in days of darkness, in order to obtain power.

  • He can't be after any mischief; 'tis not in the boy; when—when he is all but—Pooh!

  • Pooh, I ha seen better, and as you term them, evener and cleaner.

  • The general housework servant has already been referred to as a Pooh Bah in petticoats.