今日の文もリーダーズダイジェスト2月号、Be Your Own BODYGUARDの記事にあったものです。
"If you look at police videos, street fights, or even ultimate fighting, you won't see anyone doing techinical martial arts," says personal safety trainer Tony Blauer. He pooh-poohs the notion that you need a black belt to defend yourself.
"pooh-pooh" は動詞でスラング的な語感がしますが辞書で見てみます。
・Dictionary.com: to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
・American Heritage Dictionary: To express contempt for or impatience about; make light of: "British actors have long pooh-poohed the Method" (Stephen Schiff).
元々 "pooh" はinterjectionで "used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt" の意味があり1820-1830頃から "pooh-pooh" が使われるようになったとありました。
"If you look at police videos, street fights, or even ultimate fighting, you won't see anyone doing techinical martial arts," says personal safety trainer Tony Blauer. He pooh-poohs the notion that you need a black belt to defend yourself.
"pooh-pooh" は動詞でスラング的な語感がしますが辞書で見てみます。
・Dictionary.com: to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly: He pooh-poohed all their superstitious fears.
・American Heritage Dictionary: To express contempt for or impatience about; make light of: "British actors have long pooh-poohed the Method" (Stephen Schiff).
元々 "pooh" はinterjectionで "used as an exclamation of disdain or contempt" の意味があり1820-1830頃から "pooh-pooh" が使われるようになったとありました。
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