Object

• idea: I can already hear pessimists and politicians pooh-poohing the very idea as impossibly ' Utopian ' .

• cabby: But Palast pooh-poohed the cabby 's fear of losing his English identity.

• suggestion: The Bishop pooh-poohs this suggestion, saying the telephone book is more interesting than the Dean's guide.

Modifying Another Word

• publicly: But a Veterans ' Administration psychiatrist publicly pooh-poohed this.

• just: Having just pooh-poohed the bike, I greatly enjoy riding a more appropriate machine for the road.