English Dictionary

pooh-pooh

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌpuːˈpuː/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To dismiss idly with contempt or derision.

日本語の意味

軽視する、あっさりと価値がないと判断して取り扱う / 軽蔑的にけなす、嘲る

The senior critics tended to pooh-pooh the young artist's experimental techniques, calling them mere novelties.

年配の批評家たちは若い画家の実験的な技法を軽んじ、ただの新奇さだと呼んでいた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To dismiss idly with contempt or derision.

[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!

pooh-poohs （ present singular third-person ）

pooh-poohing （ participle present ）

pooh-poohed （ participle past ）

pooh-poohed （ past ）