pooh-pooh

[ poo-poo ]

/ ˈpuˈpu /

to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.

to express disdain or contempt.

Also poo-poo.

Origin of pooh-pooh

First recorded in 1820–30; v. use of reduplication of pooh¹

pooh-pooh·er, noun

poof, poofter, pooh, pooh bah, pooh-bah, pooh-pooh, pook, pooka, pool, pool hall, pool malebo

When his fellow panelists pushed back, he proceeded to pooh-pooh all those “experts” who have said otherwise.

George Will, Fox News, and the Beginning of an Ebola Conspiracy |Russell Saunders |October 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The pope may pooh-pooh the decision to remain childless, but the world needs more people who choose pets over kids.

Pope Francis Is Wrong About My Child-Free Life |Amanda Marcotte |June 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It had been my foolish way to pooh-pooh the old saying that there is no twilight in the tropics.

Dead Men Tell No Tales |E. W. Hornung
To be sure, it is easy to pooh-pooh the Bohemian's measurements and to scout his averages as reckoned from too scanty material.

The Color Line |William Benjamin Smith

At first Chet was inclined to pooh-pooh the idea; but Lance, loyal to Laura, fell in with her plan instantly.

The Girls of Central High |Gertrude W. Morrison
When I told Owen I expected him to pooh-pooh the story and relieve my mind, but he did nothing of the sort.

A Tenderfoot Bride |Clarice E. Richards
"Meaning your affairs and mine," said he, with only a pooh-pooh smile for the sub-colloquy.

It Never Can Happen Again |William De Morgan

pooh-pooh

/ (ˈpuːˈpuː) /

(tr) to express disdain or scorn for; dismiss or belittle