pooh-bah

See also: poohbah, pooh bah, and Pooh-Bah

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːbɑː/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

pooh-bah (plural pooh-bahs)

  1. Alternative form of poobah.

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