Thesaurus / pooh-pooh

pooh-pooh

How to use pooh-pooh in a sentence

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.

THE EXPERT MAID-SERVANTCRISTINE TERHUNE HERRICK

In such wise did young Britain and young America pooh-pooh the idea that they had done aught heroic.

My grandfather made some feeble objections, which Owen pooh-poohed in his usual off-hand fashion.

"Pooh," I said, but undoubtedly I felt a dizziness, and the next time I met him he quite frightened me.

Pooh, interposed Edith, who was jealously guarding her declaration that her flag was the most beautiful because it had a story.

I have told the story to scientific men, but they have pooh-poohed at it, and declared it to have been impossible.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985