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pooh-pooh

/ˌˈpu ˌˈpu/
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Definitions of pooh-pooh
  1. verb
    reject with contempt
    decline, pass up, refuse, reject, turn down
    refuse to accept
    refuse, reject, turn away, turn down
    refuse entrance or membership
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    types:
    rebuff, repel, snub
    reject outright and bluntly
    type of:
    balk, decline, refuse
    show unwillingness towards
  2. verb
    express contempt about
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    type of:
    express, give tongue to, utter, verbalise, verbalize
    articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
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