pooh-pooh
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
“I used to pooh-pooh all that anxiety stuff and think you can get through this. And then I went through the divorce.”
From New York Times • May 10, 2022
Initially, President Eisenhower tried to pooh-pooh the Russians’ “small ball in the air” as an insignificant achievement, but the American people would have none of it.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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