This week's theme: reduplicatives. pooh-pooh (poo-poo) verb tr., intr.
To express contempt for; to make light of; to dismiss. [Reduplicative of pooh (sound made by blowing something away with lips), an exclamation of disdain or disbelief.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=pooh-pooh -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "'Nothing of this sort ever happened,' says Sabya while pooh-poohing the rumour." Mandvi Sharma; Manish-Sabya Feud is Just a Rumour; The Times of India (New Delhi); Nov 20, 2006. Sponsors' Messages: Learn computer keyboarding quickly & easily. Increase typing speed & accuracy. Great gifts for yourself & others. http://HerzogKeyboarding.com Heard the fairy tale of Beeping Sleauty? Get this and 42 more, spoonerized by Col. Stoopnagle. A gerfect pift for wordlovers: http://StoneandScott.com Ever wonder why we aren't just euphoric, we are on cloud nine? Derivation, a fun game about word and phrase origins. A great gift! http://entspire.com Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com ............................................................................ Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game. -Paul Rodriguez Our privacy policy: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered. We hate junk mail. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/pooh-pooh.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/pooh-pooh.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/pooh-pooh.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
