pooh-pooh (poo-poo) verb tr., intr.
To express contempt for; to make light of; to dismiss.
[Reduplicative of pooh (sound made by blowing something away with lips),
an exclamation of disdain or disbelief.]
"'Nothing of this sort ever happened,' says Sabya while pooh-poohing the rumour."
-Mandvi Sharma; Manish-Sabya Feud is Just a Rumour; The Times of India
Oh how I love this word.
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