poo pooing
Rejecting with disdain
Poo-pooing is dismissing something as unworthy of serious consideration.
To poo-poo an idea is to reject it with contempt or condescension: Critics poo-pooed the proposal as naive.
The term suggests the dismissal is hasty or unfair—the poo-pooer may not have given the matter proper thought.
Disregarding without consideration
- downplayingDiminishing perceived significance
- discountingReducing prices offered
- shrugging offDismissing as unimportant
- waving awayGestured dismissal of something
hand-waving · disregarding · trivializing · minimizing · undervaluing · overlooking · ignoring · deflecting
Mocking with contempt
- sneeringExpressing scorn facially
- derisionContemptuous mockery
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
- jeeringVocal public mockery
taunting · snickering · scorn · contempt · disdain · mockery · laughing off · belittling
Curtly refusing or dismissing
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- refusingDeclining to accept
- decliningDecreasing in strength
- vetoingFormally refusing approval
nixing · thumbs-downing · shooting down · turning down · cold-shouldering · saying no · knocking back · shutting down
brushing off
Disregarding without consideration
- downplayingDiminishing perceived significance
- discountingReducing prices offered
- shrugging offDismissing as unimportant
waving away · hand-waving · disregarding · trivializing · minimizing · undervaluing · overlooking · ignoring · deflecting · sidelining
scoffing
Mocking with contempt
jeering · taunting · snickering · scorn · contempt · disdain · mockery · laughing off · belittling · looking down on
rebuffing
Curtly refusing or dismissing
- spurningContemptuously refusing or dismissing
- refusingDeclining to accept
- decliningDecreasing in strength
vetoing · nixing · thumbs-downing · shooting down · turning down · cold-shouldering · saying no · knocking back · shutting down
poo pooingendorsing
Publicly declaring approval
embracing · championing · supporting · approving · backing
poo pooingheeding
Attending to advice
respecting · crediting · considering · valuing · entertaining
poo pooingencouraging
Giving confidence or hope
cheering on · boosting · praising · rooting for · getting behind
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