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pooh-pooh

[poo-poo] / ˈpuˈpu /


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

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2025

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

My grandfather is stunned into a momentary silence, then says, “Einstein published a long time ago, too. Are you gonna pooh-pooh him?”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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