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
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
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
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