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grand poobah

noun
/ɡɹænd ˈpuːbɑː/

Etymology

From Pooh-Bah, the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885).

Definitions

  1. A person who is important or high-ranking.

    • He once played golf with the grand poobah of their company.

  2. An extremely pompous person.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of grand poobah.

    • Grand Poobah/Grand Imperial Poobah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes Lodge No. 26.
    • Grand Poobah of Leopard Lodge No. 462" in Milwaukee.

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