pooh-pooh

pooh-pooh  (pp)

tr.v. pooh-poohed, pooh-pooh·ing, pooh-poohs Informal

To express contempt for or impatience about; make light of: "British actors have long pooh-poohed the Method" (Stephen Schiff).

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[Reduplication of pooh.]

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pooh-pooh [ˈpuːˈpuː]

vb

(tr) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	pooh-pooh - express contempt about give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
	2.	pooh-pooh - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" freeze off, spurn, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject refuse, decline - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike" rebuff, snub, repel - reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal" pass up, turn down, decline, refuse, reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" turn down, turn away, refuse, reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

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pooh-pooh

verb scorn, dismiss, slight, disregard, play down, sneer at, disdain, spurn, deride, brush aside, scoff at, belittle, sniff at, make little of, turn up your nose at (informal) The medical profession tends to pooh-pooh colonic irrigation.
praise, glorify, exalt, extol

Translations

pooh-pooh [puːˈpuː] VT → despreciar; [+ proposal etc] → rechazar con desdén; [+ danger etc] → menospreciar, negar la importancia de

pooh-pooh

vt → verächtlich abtun

pooh-pooh [ˈpuːˈpuː] vt (fam) → farsi beffe di

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pooh-pooh [ˈpuːˈpuː] vt (fam) → farsi beffe di