pooh-bah in English

IPA: /ˈpuːbɑː/ Audio: en-us-poobah.ogg

Forms: pooh-bahs [plural], poobah [alternative], pooh bah [alternative], poo bah [alternative], poo-bah [alternative], Poo-Bah [alternative], Pooh-Bah [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885). Head templates: {{en-noun}} pooh-bah (plural pooh-bahs)

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    {
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"pooh-bah" meaning in English

Noun

Inflected forms