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pooh

¹

[ poo, poo ]

/ pu, pʊ /

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interjection

(used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt.)

noun

an exclamation of “pooh.”

Origin of pooh

¹

First recorded in 1595–1605

Words nearby pooh

pood, poodle, poodle-faker, poof, poofter, pooh, pooh bah, pooh-bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pooka

Definition for pooh (2 of 2)

pooh ²

[ poo ]

/ pu /

verb (used with object)

poop⁴.

Example sentences from the Web for pooh

Or perhaps name it after Pooh himself, with his quizzical faith in human (animal) nature?

Michael Tomasky on How Obama Needs to Make Mitt Unacceptable Again |Michael Tomasky |October 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Willie leaned over and whispered that Winnie the Pooh had the hots for me.

Ralph Nader, Novelist |Samuel P. Jacobs |September 12, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Pooh, young master, thou must drive thy hall through and through his head.

My Kalulu, Prince, King and Slave |Henry M. Stanley
My harvest was ripe and cried for me; but pooh, what mattered a harvest?

The Royal Life Guard |Alexander Dumas (pere)

"Pooh, I was shaved too closely this morning," was the reply.

History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2) |Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange
"Pooh, no bears about—wish there were, then we'd have some fun catching him," bragged Don.

Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
He can't be after any mischief; 'tis not in the boy; when—when he is all but—Pooh!

The Heir of Redclyffe |Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for pooh

pooh

/ (puː) /

interjection

an exclamation of disdain, contempt, or disgust

noun

a childish word for faeces

verb

a childish word for defecate