Idiom of the day :- Pooh-pooh

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Completely turn down / treat with contempt an idea or suggestion without further consideration or discussion A : I asked my parents if I could go to Australia with my friends but they pooh-poohed the idea. They said that I wasn’t old enough to travel so far on my own. B : How did you change their mind ? A : I told them I’d pay for the trip myself ! One of the first known appearances of this word was in Shakespeare’s play, ‘Hamlet’ in the form puh ; ‘Affection, puh ! You speake like a greene girle.’ During the 17th century the word became a double word — pooh-pooh — in order to provide greater emphasis.