Definitions

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  • noun Alternative form of poobah.

Etymologies

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From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado.

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Examples

  • TV Guide Magazine: Are we going to find out that Frank is some kind of grand Poo-Bah of the society of cops, the Blue Templars?

    Blue Bloods' Tom Selleck Proves He's a Top Cop 2010

  • She's the Founder and CEO AKA Grand Poo-Bah of The Millionaires Club, which consists of billionaires, multi-millionaires, and just plain millionaires.

    Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: The Millionaire Matchmaker, Season 2 Premiere 2009

  • What many claim a music store should be, Poo-Bah takes eccentricity, a comfy atmosphere and a sense of adventure for those wanting new and used LPs.

    LAist 2009

  • Young beat-maker and owner of local record store Poo-Bah Records Ras G is poised to headline this week's edition of Low End Theory at the Airliner.

    LAist 2009

  • And that makes you automatically the Hereditary Grand Poo-Bah?

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • He was the Grand Poo-Bah, running around in his silk robe with the Chinese dragon embroidered on the back like the Hugh Hefner of Centennial, handing out the fermented fruit from the bottom of the vodka punch bowl to all the pretty girls like he was Timothy Leary himself, tempting the experimental and adventurous.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories 2009

  • Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program - 'Sign Me Up' (Poo-Bah)

    Social Media Firehose 2009

  • Ras G & the Afrikan Space Program - 'Sign Me Up' (Poo-Bah)

    Social Media Firehose 2009

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