"pooh-bah" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpuːbɑː/ Audio: en-us-poobah.ogg Forms: pooh-bahs [plural]
Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885). Head templates: {{en-noun}} pooh-bah (plural pooh-bahs)
  1. Alternative form of poobah Wikipedia link: The Mikado Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: poobah Synonyms: poobah, pooh bah, poo bah, poo-bah, Poo-Bah, Pooh-Bah Derived forms: grand poobah
    Sense id: en-pooh-bah-en-noun-pVdlp-sz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "word": "poobah"
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          "word": "pooh bah"
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          "word": "poo bah"
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        {
          "word": "poo-bah"
        },
        {
          "word": "Poo-Bah"
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          "word": "Pooh-Bah"
        }
      ],
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    },
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    {
      "word": "poobah"
    },
    {
      "word": "pooh bah"
    },
    {
      "word": "poo bah"
    },
    {
      "word": "poo-bah"
    },
    {
      "word": "Poo-Bah"
    },
    {
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