POOH-BAH


Meaning of POOH-BAH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also poo-bah ˈpü-ˌbä, -ˌbȯ

Usage: often capitalized 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.