Word: pooh-pooh
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...fact, for the non-Communist world, the most striking quality in Stalin's statement was the absence of the customary cant about capitalist "encirclement of the Soviet Union" and the imminent plans of U.S. "warmongers." Instead, Stalin seemed to pooh-pooh the danger of an attack on Russia, and said that the real threat of war arises from the imperialistic rivalries between capitalist countries for foreign markets. He chided his subordinates, faithfully clinging to yesterday's party line, for forgetting their lessons that "wars between capitalist countries [are] inevitable." Comrades who think that ideological rivalry between...
...Democrats first tried to pooh-pooh the whole affair. Dever, who keynoted the Democratic Convention, refused to answer Herter, denied it was a sneak bill, said both parties had voted for it, charged that the Republican demand for a special session was "a fraud upon the public...
Soundly beaten on the kind of story that Chicago dearly loves, the rival Tribune did its best to pooh-pooh it, even quoted Mrs. Moroney as saying: "My mother's instinct tells me that this is not my daughter." Mrs. Moroney flatly denied ever saying that. "I don't blame the Trib for making it up," said Reporter Wright. "What else could they do when we had the case all sewed up?" Actually, the case seemed far from sewed up. Chicago police records showed that as a baby Mary Agnes Moroney had an operation...
Navy, up & coming since veteran Coach Rusty Callow took over the helm two years ago, was the crew to watch. Just a week before, the Middies had upset Wisconsin, 1951 collegiate champions, by 2½ lengths. Coach Callow was inclined to pooh-pooh the victory: "Wisconsin rowed 31 [strokes a minute], and we had to row 33 to beat them." Callow did not even seem impressed with Navy's winning time, only 2.8 seconds off the course record. Said he: "You can't tell anything about records. Wind and tide make too much difference...
...modern, vitaminized pop, crackle and snap. He was a serious fellow, who seemed only to slap backs and ride kids' bicycles because he is warm and human and not stuck up, and likes people. The Democratic professionals in Washington were horrified. Last week, no longer able to pooh-pooh Kefauver as an amateur and an upstart, they were taking serious steps to stop him at any cost...