pooh-poohs; pooh-poohed; pooh-poohing
informal
: to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true
They pooh-poohed my idea/suggestion.
He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted.
The campers pooh-poohed our warnings about the storm.
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