pooh-pooh /ˈpuːˌpuː/ verb pooh-poohs; pooh-poohed; pooh-poohing
pooh-poohs; pooh-poohed; pooh-poohing
Learner's definition of POOH-POOH
[+ object] informal
: to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true对…嗤之以鼻;对…质疑 -
They pooh-poohed my idea/suggestion.他们对我的想法/建议嗤之以鼻。
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He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted.他认为房子闹鬼纯属胡说。
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The campers pooh-poohed our warnings about the storm.露营者们无视我们关于暴风雨的警告。