pooh-pooh

verb

/ˌpuː ˈpuː/

(informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they pooh-pooh	/ˌpuː ˈpuː/ /ˌpuː ˈpuː/
he / she / it pooh-poohs	/ˌpuː ˈpuːz/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːz/
past simple pooh-poohed	/ˌpuː ˈpuːd/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːd/
past participle pooh-poohed	/ˌpuː ˈpuːd/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːd/
-ing form pooh-poohing	/ˌpuː ˈpuːɪŋ/ /ˌpuː ˈpuːɪŋ/

pooh-pooh something to say that a suggestion, an idea, etc. is not true or not worth thinking about说…不真实；对…不屑一顾（或嗤之以鼻）
- They are pooh-poohing suggestions of a split in the party.这些都是党内分裂的令人厌恶的建议。
- She had always pooh-poohed the idea of getting married.她一直对结婚的想法嗤之以鼻。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: reduplication of pooh.