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
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
That’s not to pooh-pooh the power of those two states.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022
He raised his eyebrows as if to pooh-pooh it.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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