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pooh

noun as in interjection

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Example Sentences

France, too, pooh-poohed the Brits’ curry powder in favor of its own development, vadouvan, from the country’s brief colonial stint in Pondicherry.

From Ozy

The Obama Administration, for one, pooh-poohed the new bank and openly urged allies not to join.

From Time

Sharp always wanted to be an actor: his first role, aged 7, was as Piglet in Winnie-The-Pooh.

At a conference in London the following week, a senior retired U.S. Air Force commander pooh-poohed counterstealth efforts.

When his fellow panelists pushed back, he proceeded to pooh-pooh all those “experts” who have said otherwise.

The pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids.

His coup claim was pooh-poohed by then Prime Minister Zidan as “ridiculous”.

Father generally pooh-poohs the notion of there being any further trouble with Germany.

Pooh, they are only bogys invented by priests in days of darkness, in order to obtain power.

He can't be after any mischief; 'tis not in the boy; when—when he is all but—Pooh!

Pooh, I ha seen better, and as you term them, evener and cleaner.

The general housework servant has already been referred to as a Pooh Bah in petticoats.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pooh, such as: cry, exclamation, expletive, insertion, interpolation, and interposition.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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