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pooh-pooh

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variants: also pooh

Synonyms & Antonyms of pooh-pooh

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 & Near Synonyms for pooh-pooh

brush (off),
dismiss,
flout,
reject,
scoff (at),
scorn,
shrug off,
wink (at)

defy,
disobey,
mock,
rebel (against)

disoblige

mutiny (against),
revolt (against)

disregard,
ignore,
overlook,
overpass,
pass over,
tune out

breach,
break,
infringe,
transgress,
violate

buck,
combat,
contest,
dispute,
fight,
oppose,
resist,
withstand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for pooh-pooh

capitulate (to),
concede (to),
defer (to),
goose-step (to),
serve,
stoop (to),
submit (to),
surrender (to),
yield (to)

cooperate (with)

keep,
observe

accede (to),
acquiesce (to),
agree (to),
assent (to),
oblige

attend,
hear,
heed,
listen (to),
mark,
note,
notice,
regard,
watch

comply (with),
conform (to),
follow,
mind,
obey

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“Pooh-pooh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooh-pooh. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.

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The first known use of pooh-pooh was in 1823

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