Pooh-bah

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpuːbɑː/

Alternative forms

• poobah, pooh bah, poo bah, poo-bah, Poo-Bah, Pooh-Bah

Origin

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

Full definition of pooh-bah

Noun

1. Alternative form of poobah

Derived terms

• grand poobah