Wave away contemptuously
Poo-poo works as both noun and verb.
As a noun, it's childish or euphemistic for feces: Does baby need to go poo-poo?
As a verb, to poo-poo something is to dismiss it as unworthy of serious consideration: Critics poo-pooed the proposal.
The dismissive verb likely comes from the contemptuous exclamation, not the excrement.
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Wave away contemptuously
Poo-poo works as both noun and verb.
As a noun, it's childish or euphemistic for feces: Does baby need to go poo-poo?
As a verb, to poo-poo something is to dismiss it as unworthy of serious consideration: Critics poo-pooed the proposal.
The dismissive verb likely comes from the contemptuous exclamation, not the excrement.
1. dismiss — belittle, To make something seem unimportant; scoff (Mock with disdain); downplay (Diminish perceived importance); minimize (Reduce to smallest extent); trivialize · disregard · discount · snub · disdain · reject · rebuff · pooh-pooh · naysay · undervalue
dismissiveness vs. engagementpoo-poo ≠ take seriously Treat as significant; embrace · consider · entertain · validate · welcome
negative vs. positive receptionpoo-poo ≠ embrace Hold closely in arms; welcome · champion · endorse · applaud · extol
baby talk: mama, dada, papa, mommy, daddy; Reduplicatives: bye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo; Toddler Talk: mommy, daddy, boo-boo, potty, binky; Feces: feces, dung, droppings, excrement, scat
poop, poo, pooped, poops, pooping, poopy
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/poo-poo