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单词 pooh-pooh
释义

pooh-pooh

verb

ˈpü-(ˌ)pü How to pronounce pooh-pooh (audio)
pü-ˈpü
variants or less commonly poo-poo or pooh
ˈpü How to pronounce pooh-pooh (audio)
pooh-poohed also poohed; pooh-poohing also poohing; pooh-poohs also poohs

intransitive verb

: to express contempt or impatience

transitive verb

: to express contempt for or make light of : play down, dismiss
pooh-pooher noun
or less commonly poo-pooer
plural pooh-poohers also poo-pooers
Despite what chief Providence pooh-pooher Jack Thomas writes in the Globe, I say the place is worth regular visits, especially after a day at the beach in southern Rhode Island. Paul Fischer

Word History

Etymology

pooh

First Known Use

1823, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

pooh-pooh

verb

variants also pooh
as in to dismiss
informal to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true They pooh-poohed my suggestion. He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dismiss
  • reject
  • ignore
  • resist
  • mock
  • scorn
  • flout
  • defy
  • disobey
  • shrug off
  • oppose
  • disregard
  • scoff (at)
  • overlook
  • dispute
  • wink (at)
  • disoblige
  • violate
  • brush (off)
  • rebel (against)
  • pass over
  • tune out
  • fight
  • transgress
  • infringe
  • breach
  • combat
  • buck
  • revolt (against)
  • overpass
  • withstand
  • contest
  • mutiny (against)
  • break

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • submit (to)
  • observe
  • serve
  • concede (to)
  • yield (to)
  • hear
  • surrender (to)
  • defer (to)
  • keep
  • cooperate (with)
  • stoop (to)
  • heed
  • agree (to)
  • regard
  • capitulate (to)
  • attend
  • note
  • notice
  • oblige
  • watch
  • goose-step (to)
  • accede (to)
  • follow
  • acquiesce (to)
  • assent (to)
  • obey
  • listen (to)
  • mark
  • comply (with)
  • conform (to)
  • mind
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