POOH-BAH


Meaning of POOH-BAH in English

Variant: also poo-bah

Pronunciation: ' pü- ˌ bä, - ˌ bo ̇

Function: noun

Usage: often cap P&B

Etymology: Pooh-Bah, character in Gilbert and Sullivan's opera The Mikado (1885) bearing the title Lord-High-Everything-Else

Date: 1888

1 : a person holding many public or private offices

2 : a person in high position or of great influence

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.