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

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

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