pooh-pooh
Example Sentences
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It also doesn’t surprise me that you pooh-pooh Newsom’s prospects.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025
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
On the other, your colleagues pooh-pooh you as pessimistic or even neurotic.
From Salon • Dec. 17, 2021
He raised his eyebrows as if to pooh-pooh it.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
