Scorn slow-witted friend of boy band making comeback (4-4)
I believe the answer is:
pooh-pooh
'scorn slow-witted friend' is the definition.
'pooh-pooh' can be an answer for 'scorn' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'slow-witted friend' bit.
'boy band making comeback' is the wordplay.
'boy' becomes 'pooh' ().
'band' becomes 'hoop' (hoop is a kind of band).
'making comeback' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'hoop' backwards is 'pooh'.
'pooh'+'pooh'='POOH-POOH'
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pooh-pooh that I've seen before include "Make dismissive sounds, ridicule repetitively?" , "Slight" , "Mock, make light of" , "Dismiss (something) rather contemptuously" , "Dismiss with contempt" .)