pooh-pooh /ˌpuːˈpuː/ verb1 •To dismiss idly with contempt or derision; to diminish.[W]hen he went abroad with Dombey and was chasing that vagabond up and down France, J. Bagstock would have pooh-pooh'd you—would have pooh-pooh'd you, Sir, by the Lord! — 1846 formspooh-poohed · pooh-poohing · pooh-poohs