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pooh
[/puː/]
interjection/verb
puf; expressão de desdém
1.
An exclamation expressing disbelief, dismissal, or disdain
Pooh! That's nonsense.
Puf! Isso é disparate.
2.
To express contempt or dismissal (verb form: pooh-pooh)
Don't pooh-pooh his ideas without considering them first.
Não descarte suas ideias sem considerá-las primeiro.
NYC Slang
fuggedaboutit; that's whack
Synonyms
bah
pish
nonsense
rubbish
dismiss
Antonyms
praise
approval
agreement
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
puf; que disparate
Common expression of dismissal
Portugal
puf; que tolice
Similar usage to Brazilian Portuguese
General
desdenhar; menosprezar
More formal usage for the verb form
Related Idioms & Phrases
pooh-pooh
pooh-poohed the idea
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