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[ verb ] express contempt about

Used in print

(Anita Loos, No Mother to Guide Her....)

But to Welch 's chagrin , the police_captain pooh-poohed Welch 's credulity in Barco 's confession .

Related terms

express

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[ verb ] reject with contempt

Synonyms

spurn scorn reject disdain turn_down freeze_off

Examples

"She spurned his advances"

Related terms

refuse rebuff refuse reject spurner scorner cull

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pooh-bah

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