Synonyms for poohpooh
verb make smaller; underrateAntonyms for poohpooh
- develop
- enlarge
- expand
- extend
- grow
- increase
- lengthen
- prolong
- raise
- strengthen
- approve
- build up
- commend
- compliment
- exalt
- laud
- praise
- maximize
- overestimate
- overrate
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
Word Origin & History
"to dismiss lightly and contemptuously," 1827, a slang reduplication of dismissive expression pooh. Among the many 19th century theories of the origin of language was the Pooh-pooh theory (1860), which held that language grew from natural expressions of surprise, joy, pain, or grief.