poohed
Waved it off
Poohed is the past tense of pooh, meaning to dismiss or express contempt for something: She poohed the idea of moving to the suburbs.
The verb comes from the exclamation pooh, a sound of disdain or impatience.
More commonly appears as pooh-poohed.
Released from duty
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
- waved awayGestured someone to leave
shrugged off · rebuffed · spurned · ignored · disregarded · discounted · rejected · declined
Ridiculed or scorned
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
- denigratedCriticized unfairly, damaged reputation
deprecated · diminished · discredited · decried · taunted · jeered · scorned · disdained
Minimized the significance of
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- trivializedMade to seem unimportant
- underplayedRestrained in expression
devalued · played down · glossed over · de-emphasized · underemphasized · oversimplified · soft-pedaled · whitewashed
dismissed
Released from duty
- scoffedExpressed mocking disbelief
- sneeredSmiled with contempt
- brushed offCurtly dismissed or ignored
waved away · shrugged off · rebuffed · spurned · ignored · disregarded · discounted · rejected · declined · refused
mocked
Ridiculed or scorned
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
- disparagedCriticized with contempt
denigrated · deprecated · diminished · discredited · decried · taunted · jeered · scorned · disdained · looked down on
downplayed
Minimized the significance of
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- trivializedMade to seem unimportant
underplayed · devalued · played down · glossed over · de-emphasized · underemphasized · oversimplified · soft-pedaled · whitewashed
- Winnie the PoohBeloved literary bear
- pooh bear
- Pooh sticksBridge-dropping twig race