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See also: Grand Poobah
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BarringPooh.jpg/220px-BarringPooh.jpg)
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pooh-Bah, the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɡɹænd ˈpuːbɑː/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]grand poobah (plural grand poobahs)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, often humorous) A person who is important or high-ranking.
- He once played golf with the grand poobah of their company.
- An extremely pompous person.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]Grand Poobah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia