pooh-pooh

== English == === Etymology === From a reduplication of pooh (“an utterance of the word pooh”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpuːˈpuː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpuˈpu/ Rhymes: -uː === Verb === pooh-pooh (third-person singular simple present pooh-poohs, present participle pooh-poohing, simple past and past participle pooh-poohed) (transitive) To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish. ==== Alternative forms ==== poohpooh poopoo === See also === shit talk === Further reading === Pooh-pooh (informal fallacy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia