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pooh exclamation [ puː ]

• used to express disgust at an unpleasant smell.
• "she would hold her nose and shout ‘Pooh!’"
• used to express impatience or contempt.
• "Oh pooh! Don't be such a spoilsport"

pooh noun

• excrement.
• "mind the dog poo"

pooh verb

• defecate.
Origin: natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the late 16th century.

in the poo

• in deep trouble.
"they are in the poo financially"



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