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 Definitions of pooh-bah  [ˈpuˌbɑ]  

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Definition of 'pooh-bah' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Pooh-Bah
a person who holds several positions, esp. ones that confer bureaucratic importance.

2.  Pooh-Bah
a pompous, self-important person.

Etymology:  (1880–85; after a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado, who holds all the high offices of state simultaneously and uses them for personal gain)

Definition of 'pooh-bah' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) high-muck-a-muck, pooh-bah
an arrogant or conceited person of importance

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