pooh

Meaning

Intj

1. Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
2. Expressing disgust at an unpleasant smell.
3. Alternative form of poo: a minced oath for 'shit'.

Noun

1. An instance of saying "pooh".
2. Alternative form of poo: feces.
3. Alternative form of poo: A piece of feces; an act of defecation.

Verb

1. To say "pooh".
2. To say "pooh" to.
3. Alternative form of poo: To defecate or dirty something with feces.

Synonyms

yuck

bah

ugh

Pronounced as (IPA)

/phuː/

Etymology

Originally onomatopoeic ("perhaps ancient" according to Online Etymology Dictionary) 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 flatulating and defecating, and by interjections of disgust similar to phew, pee-ew. Interjection for an unpleasant smell possibly linked to French puer (“to stink”).