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Poh

adj, intj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of po (“diluted”). Singapore, alt-of, alternative, colloquial, not-comparable
Intj
  1. 1
    Indicating that something is trivial and not worth consideration. dated

    "Oh, poh! they might have been counted some how or other, unless indeed they were so numerous as to require all our people to stand sentinel round them."

  2. 2
    Expressing disagreement or irritation dated

    "Lady Anſw[erall]. Colonel, ſome Ladies of your Acquaintance have promis'd to breakfast with you, and I am to wait on them; what will you give us? / Col[onel Atwit]. Why, faith, Madam, Batchelors Fare; Bread and Cheeſe, and Kiſſes. / Lady Anſw. Poh! what have you Batchelors to do with your Money, but to treat the Ladies? you have nothing to keep but your own Four Quarters."

  3. 3
    Expressing disgust or repulsion. dated

    "Poh it's disgusting, Mr. Caudle."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
  2. 2
    Initialism of powered-on hours. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Etymology

Etymology 1

From p, denoting negative logarithm, and OH, denoting the hydroxyl radical.

Etymology 2

From a dialect word for standard German Pfau (“peacock”), or Hokkien 傅 (Pò͘).

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