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Nothing phony — state dismissed repeated raving in scorn (4-4)

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pooh-pooh

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(Other definitions for pooh-pooh that I've seen before include "Dismiss (something) rather contemptuously" , "Dismiss as foolish" , "Make dismissive sounds, ridicule repetitively?" , "Disparage - put through hoops" , "Mock, make light of" .)

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