pooh-poohing (Meaning)
pooh-poohing
to express scorn or impatience, to treat with scorn, to express contempt or impatience, to express contempt for or make light of
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to express scorn or impatience, to treat with scorn, to express contempt or impatience, to express contempt for or make light of
ignoring,dismissing, rejecting, flouting, brushing (off), disregarding, disobeying, scoffing (at), defying, resisting
surrendering (to), deferring (to), keeping, observing, conceding (to), cooperating (with), stooping (to),serving, submitting (to), yielding (to)
The council pooh-poohed the idea of a new park, dismissing it as impractical.
Despite overwhelming evidence, he pooh-poohed the claims of corruption.
The experts pooh-poohed the possibility of a major earthquake in the region.
Her innovative solution was pooh-poohed by her colleagues, who deemed it too radical.
