Antonyms for pooh pooh
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : poo-poo |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpuˈpu |
- accept
- accomplish
- achieve
- acknowledge
- admire
- allow
- appoint
- approve
- attend
- be nice
- be serious
- believe
- build
- build up
- cherish
- commend
- complete
- compliment
- construct
- create
- credit
- develop
- do
- embrace
- employ
- endorse
- engage
- enlarge
- esteem
- exaggerate
- exalt
- expand
- extend
- favor
- finish
- flatter
- grow
- heat
- heed
- hire
- hold
- honor
- increase
- keep
- laud
- lengthen
- like
- look at
- love
- maintain
- maximize
- note
- notice
- overestimate
- overrate
- overvalue
- pay attention
- praise
- preserve
- prolong
- raise
- recognize
- regard
- remember
- respect
- revere
- sanction
- secure
- strengthen
- succeed
- take notice
- trust
- upgrade
- value
- warm
- weaken
- welcome
Definition of pooh pooh
Origin :- "to dismiss lightly and contemptuously," 1827, a slang reduplication of dismissive expression pooh. Among the many 19th century theories of the origin of language was the Pooh-pooh theory (1860), which held that language grew from natural expressions of surprise, joy, pain, or grief.
- As in minimize : verb make smaller; underrate
- As in pooh-pooh : verb dismiss
- As in bad-mouth : verb to denigrate
- As in ridicule : verb make contemptuous fun of something or someone
- As in scoff : verb make fun of; despise
- As in slight : verb offend, insult
- As in belittle : verb detract
- As in twit : verb ridicule
- As in deprecate : verb belittle, condemn
- As in deride : verb make fun of; insult
- As in discredit : verb blame, detract from
- As in disdain : verb scorn
- As in dismiss : verb put out of one's mind
- As in disregard : verb ignore; make light of
- As in ignore : verb disregard on purpose
- It is, therefore, useless to laugh at or pooh pooh the trouble, or suggest that the sufferer is only humbugging.
- Extract from : « Papers on Health » by John Kirk
- Mr. Hill, who is quite bewitched about young Hollingford, will say, 'Pooh pooh!
- Extract from : « The Late Miss Hollingford » by Rosa Mulholland
Synonyms for pooh pooh
- abbreviate
- abhor
- affront
- attenuate
- avoid
- bad-mouth
- banish
- banter
- be allergic to
- be oblivious to
- belittle
- blink
- blink at
- blister
- blow up
- boo
- bring into disrepute
- bring to naught
- brush aside
- brush away
- brush off
- bury one's head in sand
- caricature
- cartoon
- censure
- chaff
- cheapen
- chill
- cold-shoulder
- contemn
- cool
- criticize
- curtail
- cut
- cut down to size
- cut rate
- cut to the quick
- decrease
- decry
- defame
- deflate
- degrade
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- despise
- destroy
- detract
- dig at
- diminish
- dis
- disapprove of
- disbelieve
- discard
- discommend
- disconsider
- discount
- discountenance
- discredit
- disdain
- disesteem
- disfavor
- disgrace
- dishonor
- disobey
- disparage
- dispel
- dispraise
- disprove
- disregard
- do a number on
- downgrade
- downplay
- drop
- dump on
- dwarf
- evade
- explode
- expose
- expostulate
- fail
- find fault
- fleer
- flout
- forget
- frown
- frown upon
- gibe
- gird
- give the brush
- give the cold shoulder to
- hate
- have no use for
- haze
- humiliate
- ignore
- jape
- jeer
- jest
- jive
- jolly
- josh
- kid
- kiss off
- knock
- knock bottom out of
- knock down
- lampoon
- laugh
- laugh at
- laugh away
- laugh off
- lay aside
- leave out of account
- lessen
- let go
- let it go
- let off easy
- let pass
- live with
- look down nose at
- look down on
- look the other way
- lout
- lower
- make a fool of
- make a game of
- make a laughing-stock
- make fun of
- make light of
- make little of
- malign
- mimic
- miniaturize
- minimize
- misprize
- miss
- mock
- mudsling
- needle
- neglect
- not give time of day
- not go for
- object
- omit
- overlook
- overpass
- pan
- parody
- pass over
- pay no attention to
- pay no heed to
- pay no mind
- play down
- poke full of holes
- poke fun at
- pooh pooh
- pooh-pooh
- poor mouth
- poor-mouth
- protest against
- prune
- pull one's leg
- puncture
- put down
- quiz
- rag
- rail at
- rally
- rap
- raz
- razz
- rebuff
- reduce
- reflect on
- refuse
- reject
- relegate
- reproach
- repudiate
- repulse
- revile
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- rip
- roast
- ruin
- run down
- satirize
- scoff
- scoff at
- scorch
- scorn
- scout
- send up
- set aside
- shelve
- shoot
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- show contempt
- show disrespect
- show up
- shrink
- shrug off
- shut eyes to
- skip
- slam
- slander
- slight
- slur
- smear
- sneer
- sneer at
- sneeze at
- snub
- sour grapes
- spurn
- squash
- squelch
- take a dig at
- take a swipe at
- take dim view of
- take down
- take down a peg
- take exception to
- take no notice
- take no notice of
- take rug out from under
- takeoff
- taunt
- tear down
- tear to pieces
- tease
- travesty
- treat with contempt
- tune out
- turn a blind eye
- turn a deaf ear
- turn back on
- turn blind eye
- turn deaf ear
- turn deaf ear to
- twit
- underestimate
- underplay
- underrate
- undervalue
- unmask
- upstage
- vilify
- vilipend
- wave aside
- wink
- wink at
- write off
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