Definitions For Pooh

Verb

{{en-verb}} (intransitive) To say "#interjection, pooh". (transitive) To say "#interjection, pooh" to. (intransitive, childish) Alternate form of poo, nodot=a: To defecate or dirty something with feces.

Synonyms

all pooh-pooh

Noun

POOH. (countable and uncountable, plural POOHs) (countable) An instance of saying "#interjection, pooh". (uncountable, childish) Alternate form of poo, nodot=a: feces. (countable, chiefly, _, UK, childish) Alternate form of poo, nodot=a: A piece of feces; an act of defecation.

Interjection

{{en-interj}} {{n-g, Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.}} {{n-g, Expressing disgust at an unpleasant smell.}} (euphemistic) Alternate form of poo, nodot=a: a minced oath for 'shit'.

Synonyms

expressing contempt pht, feh, meh, pshaw, pish, bah, poh; see also thesaurus:bah expressing disgust at a smell bleah, eww, ick, uck; see also thesaurus:yuck

Derived terms

pooh-bah, poobah, pooh-pooh

Alternative forms

poo obsolete puh, poogh, pugh

Etymology

Originally {{onomatopoeic, en, nocap=1}} for a puff of air, after earlier poh and similar to later pew, phew, pho, phoo, poof. Later influenced by poop, onomatopoeic for the sound of flatulate, flatulating and defecate, defecating, and by interjections of disgust similar to phew, pee-ew.

Anagrams

Hoop, hoop, ooph, phoo

Is Pooh a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
9

The word Pooh is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends

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