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单词 pooh-poohing
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-poohing

verb

variants also poohing
present participle of pooh-pooh
as in dismissing
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
  • dismissing
  • rejecting
  • ignoring
  • mocking
  • resisting
  • scorning
  • flouting
  • defying
  • disregarding
  • disobeying
  • shrugging off
  • opposing
  • scoffing (at)
  • disobliging
  • overlooking
  • disputing
  • brushing (off)
  • fighting
  • violating
  • winking (at)
  • combating
  • rebelling (against)
  • passing over
  • contesting
  • withstanding
  • transgressing
  • bucking
  • tuning out
  • breaching
  • infringing
  • overpassing
  • revolting (against)
  • breaking
  • mutinying (against)
  • combatting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • serving
  • submitting (to)
  • observing
  • yielding (to)
  • surrendering (to)
  • keeping
  • deferring (to)
  • stooping (to)
  • conceding (to)
  • noting
  • noticing
  • cooperating (with)
  • hearing
  • regarding
  • heeding
  • capitulating (to)
  • attending
  • watching
  • agreeing (to)
  • following
  • acquiescing (to)
  • marking
  • goose-stepping (to)
  • assenting (to)
  • listening (to)
  • obliging
  • acceding (to)
  • obeying
  • conforming (to)
  • complying (with)
  • minding
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