Pooh-Bah
English
Etymology
From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuːbɑː/
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Noun
Pooh-Bah (plural Pooh-Bahs)
- Alternative form of poobah
- 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
- It is consequently my degrading duty to serve this upstart as First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief, Lord High Admiral, Master of the Buckhounds, Groom of the Back Stairs, Archbishop of Titipu, and Lord Mayor, both acting and elect, all rolled into one. And at a salary! A Pooh-Bah paid for his services!
- 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado
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