Thesaurus / pooh-bah
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How to use pooh-bah in a sentence
Father generally pooh-poohs the notion of there being any further trouble with Germany.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICOWILLIAM LE QUEUXPooh, they are only bogys invented by priests in days of darkness, in order to obtain power.
THE EVERLASTING ARMSJOSEPH HOCKINGFinding that the wire fence would not yield she said "Bah-wah" and started in another direction.
THE RED COW AND HER FRIENDSPETER MCARTHURHe can't be after any mischief; 'tis not in the boy; when—when he is all but—Pooh!
THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFECHARLOTTE M. YONGEShe is as rotten and ricketty as an old tub; and very little—Bah!
THE TIGER HUNTERMAYNE REIDPooh, I ha seen better, and as you term them, evener and cleaner.
THE MERMAID SERIES. EDITED BY H. ELLIS. THE BEST PLAYS OF THE OLD DRAMATISTS. THOMAS DEKKER. EDITED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY ERNEST RHYS.THOMAS DEKKERThe general housework servant has already been referred to as a Pooh Bah in petticoats.
THE EXPERT MAID-SERVANTCRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICKIn such wise did young Britain and young America pooh-pooh the idea that they had done aught heroic.
THE PILLAR OF LIGHTLOUIS TRACYMy grandfather made some feeble objections, which Owen pooh-poohed in his usual off-hand fashion.
TALES FROM "BLACKWOOD"VARIOUS"Pooh," I said, but undoubtedly I felt a dizziness, and the next time I met him he quite frightened me.
THE LITTLE WHITE BIRDJ. M. BARRIEWORDS RELATED TO POOH-BAH
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