pooh-pooh
Example Sentences
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While some people may pooh-pooh such products, items such as bottarga or even baccala are genuinely cherished in fine dining and Italian-American circles, respectively.
From Salon • May 12, 2023
When we pooh-pooh the subjective, the love of the fans, we are giving power to people that already have it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023
That’s not to pooh-pooh the power of those two states.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022
“I used to pooh-pooh all that anxiety stuff and think you can get through this. And then I went through the divorce.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2022
Initially, President Eisenhower tried to pooh-pooh the Russians’ “small ball in the air” as an insignificant achievement, but the American people would have none of it.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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