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From a reduplication of pooh (“an utterance of the word pooh”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pooh-pooh
Today it means: To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish. Full definition →
Today it means: To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish. Full definition →
From a reduplication of pooh (“an utterance of the word pooh”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.