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

One might pooh-pooh the rise of the nine-figure donor and say it doesn’t matter.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2025

Many pooh-pooh 2 by 6 walls and urge you to build two separate 2 by 4 walls, separated by an inch or so.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 18, 2024

I think we all pooh-pooh broadcast these days, but I am the showrunner I am because of broadcast, without a doubt.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

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