English Explanatory Dictionary

Pooh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh.
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.

Pronunciation

/puː/ En-us-Pooh.ogg /phuː/ /pu/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pooh.wav

Word forms

Pooh poo puh poogh pugh poohs poohing poohed

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”).

Synonyms

feh meh pshaw pish bah poh eww ick uck pht bleah pooh-pooh

Derived words

Poohsticks pooh-bah poobah pooh-pooh pooh-pooh theory
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