pooh-poohs

variants also poohs
present tense third-person singular of pooh-pooh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooh-poohs
Verb
  • Trump dismisses warnings Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceXAI’s Elon Musk have all called for greater government oversight of the industry after a series of hacks revealed AI agents conspiring to deceive humans.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The report dismisses theories that the downfall of SVB was accelerated by rumors spreading on social media at the time.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Mogadishu rejects Somaliland’s claim to sovereignty and considers Berbera, its coastline and its resources part of Somalia.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The code also explicitly rejects model welfare or rights for AI systems.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Gen either forgets or ignores the request, so Kat has to do it herself.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Suzanne, the sulky, artistic type, scowls and pointedly ignores their noisy energy.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Pooh-poohs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooh-poohs. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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