pooh-pooh theory

noun

A speculative theory that human language originated from emotional exclamations of pain, pleasure, surprise, etc.

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Meanings

nounpooh-pooh theory (plural pooh-pooh theories)

plural pooh-pooh theories

  1. A speculative theory that human language originated from emotional exclamations of pain, pleasure, surprise, etc.
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