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- noun Alternative spelling of
poobah .
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Examples
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So far, they're reacting heroically, the way people do in a disaster, by doing things like posting a list of 300 tri-state bars with DirecTV and videos in which Cablevision poohbah Jim Dolan showcases his musical stylings.
Cablevision, Fox feud continues to rob fans of big games Cindy Boren 2010
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Truth is, no one knows about college guys headed into the pros — not even the exalted, mystical grand poohbah of draft experts, Mel Kiper.
USATODAY.com - Who knows if this Longhorn is short on IQ 2006
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If I ever get to be the grand poohbah of an evil empire... she's hired!
Archive 2006-12-01 MaksimSmelchak 2006
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If I ever get to be the grand poohbah of an evil empire... she's hired!
HUMOUR: Mercenary For Hire? MaksimSmelchak 2006
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Nodella introduced Gene, and they followed the supreme poohbah of the Starco empire into a vast room surrounded by shelves full of law tomes and dominated by a rosewood conference table which could seat twenty people comfortably even if they each had a pile of books beside them.
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Nodella introduced Gene, and they followed the supreme poohbah of the Starco empire into a vast room surrounded by shelves full of law tomes and dominated by a rosewood conference table which could seat twenty people comfortably even if they each had a pile of books beside them.
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But that was just the beginning: Now that publisher Mort Zuckerman has installed that Brit trickster Harry Evans as his editorial poohbah, who knows what will happen?
Eggnog and Ego 1997
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But that was just the beginning: Now that publisher Mort Zuckerman has installed that Brit trickster Harry Evans as his editorial poohbah, who knows what will happen?
Eggnog and Ego 1997
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"Grand Master means the 'big poohbah' of chess, it means you're pretty good."
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The OHSAA won't begin releasing its computer ratings until Week 4, but thanks to Eitel - along with our own points poohbah, Slingin 'Steve Goldman, who provides indepth local analysis for us each Friday - fortunately, we don't have to wait that long.
unknown title 2009
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