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单词 pooh-poohed
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-poohed

verb

variants also poohed
past tense of pooh-pooh
as in dismissed
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

Relevance
  • dismissed
  • rejected
  • ignored
  • mocked
  • resisted
  • scorned
  • flouted
  • defied
  • disregarded
  • disobeyed
  • shrugged off
  • opposed
  • scoffed (at)
  • disputed
  • overlooked
  • winked (at)
  • violated
  • brushed (off)
  • disobliged
  • passed over
  • fought
  • rebelled (against)
  • transgressed
  • combated
  • contested
  • tuned out
  • bucked
  • withstood
  • breached
  • infringed
  • overpassed
  • revolted (against)
  • combatted
  • mutinied (against)
  • broke

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • served
  • submitted (to)
  • observed
  • noted
  • heard
  • surrendered (to)
  • conceded (to)
  • yielded (to)
  • deferred (to)
  • stooped (to)
  • kept
  • capitulated (to)
  • regarded
  • noticed
  • agreed (to)
  • attended
  • obliged
  • cooperated (with)
  • followed
  • marked
  • heeded
  • watched
  • acquiesced (to)
  • obeyed
  • assented (to)
  • acceded (to)
  • goose-stepped (to)
  • listened (to)
  • complied (with)
  • minded
  • conformed (to)
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