pooh-pooh (pooh-poohs 3rd person present) (pooh-poohing present participle) (pooh-poohed past tense & past participle )If someone pooh-poohs an idea or suggestion, they say or imply that it is foolish, impractical, or unnecessary. verb
In the past he has pooh-poohed suggestions that he might succeed Isaacs. V n