intj
Meaning 1
Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Pooh
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /phuː/
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UK: /puː/
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US: /pu/
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rhymes with -uː
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US: /puː/
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CMU ARPABET: P UW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
intj
Meaning 2
Expressing disgust at an unpleasant smell.
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intj
Meaning 3
Alternative form of poo: a minced oath for 'shit'.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, euphemistic
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name
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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noun
Meaning 5
An instance of saying "pooh".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of poo: feces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, childish, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of poo: A piece of feces; an act of defecation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, alt-of, alternative, childish, countable
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verb
Meaning 8
To say "pooh".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To say "pooh" to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 10
Alternative form of poo: To defecate or dirty something with feces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, childish, intransitive
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History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: Пух (Puh) — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Chinese Mandarin: 維尼 /维尼 (weini) — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Czech: Pú — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Danish: Plys — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Finnish: Puh — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Hebrew: פו (Pú) — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Lithuanian: Pūkuotukas — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Marathi: पूह (pūh) — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Polish: Puchatek — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Portuguese: Puff — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Portuguese: Pooh — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Russian: Пух (Pux) — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh
- Spanish: Pooh — ellipsis of Winnie the Pooh