pooh
pooh Lexical Profile
pooh Game Scores & Validity
• interjection
Used to express impatience, contempt, or disdain for something regarded as foolish or trivial.
"Pooh! That old rumor has been debunked a dozen times."
• noun
British An informal or childish term for feces or an act of defecation.
"Make sure to clean up any dog pooh from the garden path before the guests arrive."
• verb
British To defecate (used chiefly in informal or childish contexts).
"The puppy poohed on the kitchen rug before we could let him outside."
To express contempt or disdain for something; to dismiss as foolish or unimportant.
"Critics initially poohed the new artistic movement, though it later gained widespread acclaim."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a childish or informal term for excrement, 'pooh' is predominantly a British variant of 'poo', whereas as an interjection of mild disdain ('pooh!'), the spelling with a final 'h' is standard across all varieties of English.
• Rhymes for pooh
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century, the word is of imitative origin, representing the sound of blowing away something unpleasant or trivial.