pooh-poohingn.

Brit.

/ˌpuːˈpuːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpuˈpuɪŋ/

Forms: see pooh-pooh v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pooh-pooh v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pooh-pooh v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of expressing contempt for something; the action of dismissing something in a contemptuous manner; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > vocally

hootinga1225

tushing1548

blurting1598

pishery pashery1600

pishing1662

pooh-poohing1853

1853 Times 16 Mar. 4/5 In this object he succeeded, notwithstanding a considerable amount of poohpoohing from—of all people in the world—Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Hume.

1911 G. B. Shaw Doctor's Dilemma Pref. p. lvii The moment his practice is tracked down to its source in human passion there is a great and quite sincere poohpoohing..from the mass of the public.

1959 Economist 7 Feb. 490/1 For all his pooh-poohing of ‘sentimentalism’, he admitted that he never heard ‘God Save the Queen’..without feeling tears in his eyes.

1991 Elle (U.S. ed.) July 128 You're likely to be answered by a chorus of purse-lipped pooh-poohing.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pooh-poohingadj.

Brit.

/ˌpuːˈpuːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpuˈpuɪŋ/

Forms: see pooh-pooh v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pooh-pooh v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < pooh-pooh v. + -ing suffix².

That expresses contempt or disdain for something; that dismisses something in a contemptuous manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > expressing contempt vocally

puffing1566

pooh-poohy1876

pooh-poohing1903

1903 [see pooh-poohingly adv. at Derivatives].

1905 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game i. iv. 31 I had not the courage to tell her pooh-poohing uncle so.

1939 S. W. Halperin Italy & Vatican at War x. 327 Though it persisted in this pooh-poohing attitude, the Vatican made no effort to conceal its bitterness.

2005 Miami New Times (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Culture/Theatre section) Young Lillian..is a pooh-poohing naysayer even in her teens.

Derivatives

pooh-ˈpoohingly adv. rare in a dismissive or contemptuous manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously

lightlyOE

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1903 W. D. Howells Questionable Shapes i. 26 He tried to save his self-respect by affecting a contemptuous indifference in the matter, and beginning reluctantly and pooh-poohingly.

1956 F. Swinnerton Background with Chorus vi. 49 Edmund Gosse, no Borrovian, anonymously and poohpoohingly reviewed..George Borrow and his Circle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pooh-poohing
释义	pooh-poohingn. Brit. /ˌpuːˈpuːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpuˈpuɪŋ/ Forms: see pooh-pooh v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pooh-pooh v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pooh-pooh v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of expressing contempt for something; the action of dismissing something in a contemptuous manner; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [noun] > action of expressing contempt > vocally hootinga1225 tushing1548 blurting1598 pishery pashery1600 pishing1662 pooh-poohing1853 1853 Times 16 Mar. 4/5 In this object he succeeded, notwithstanding a considerable amount of poohpoohing from—of all people in the world—Mr. Thomas Duncombe and Mr. Hume. 1911 G. B. Shaw Doctor's Dilemma Pref. p. lvii The moment his practice is tracked down to its source in human passion there is a great and quite sincere poohpoohing..from the mass of the public. 1959 Economist 7 Feb. 490/1 For all his pooh-poohing of ‘sentimentalism’, he admitted that he never heard ‘God Save the Queen’..without feeling tears in his eyes. 1991 Elle (U.S. ed.) July 128 You're likely to be answered by a chorus of purse-lipped pooh-poohing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pooh-poohingadj. Brit. /ˌpuːˈpuːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpuˈpuɪŋ/ Forms: see pooh-pooh v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pooh-pooh v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < pooh-pooh v. + -ing suffix². That expresses contempt or disdain for something; that dismisses something in a contemptuous manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adjective] > contemptuous > expressing contempt vocally puffing1566 pooh-poohy1876 pooh-poohing1903 1903 [see pooh-poohingly adv. at Derivatives]. 1905 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game i. iv. 31 I had not the courage to tell her pooh-poohing uncle so. 1939 S. W. Halperin Italy & Vatican at War x. 327 Though it persisted in this pooh-poohing attitude, the Vatican made no effort to conceal its bitterness. 2005 Miami New Times (Nexis) 3 Feb. (Culture/Theatre section) Young Lillian..is a pooh-poohing naysayer even in her teens. Derivatives pooh-ˈpoohingly adv. rare in a dismissive or contemptuous manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > [adverb] > contemptuously lightlyOE scornlichec1300 despitouslyc1320 hokerfullyc1330 scornfullyc1380 despisantly1389 deignouslyc1440 scorninglyc1440 contemningly1471 a-scornc1485 disdaininglyc1485 despiteouslya1500 disdainouslya1513 disdainishly?1529 a-swash1530 contemptuously1530 disdainfullya1533 despitefully1535 disdainedly1535 contemptibly1577 snuffingly1577 floutingly1580 despisingly1591 slightly1601 indignantly1602 contemptedly1605 overly1610 slightfully1627 despicably1637 slightingly1654 contemnibly1702 sneeringly1711 slightily1740 snottily1864 sniffingly1873 sufficiently1893 sniffily1902 pooh-poohingly1903 dismissively1922 1903 W. D. Howells Questionable Shapes i. 26 He tried to save his self-respect by affecting a contemptuous indifference in the matter, and beginning reluctantly and pooh-poohingly. 1956 F. Swinnerton Background with Chorus vi. 49 Edmund Gosse, no Borrovian, anonymously and poohpoohingly reviewed..George Borrow and his Circle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853adj.1903
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