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poohbah

poohbah is the alternative spelling of poobah.

Meaning of poobah

Noun

poobah (plural poobahs)

  1. A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time.
  2. A leader or other important person.
    • ‘I said pooh-pooh,’ Duxmann Pooh Bah said.1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 112
  3. A pompous, self-important person.

Forms of poohbah

pluralpoohbahs

Questions about poohbah

What is poohbah the alternative spelling of?
Poohbah is the alternative spelling of poobah.

Words near poohbah in the dictionary

  1. pooh-pooh theories
  2. pooh-pooh theory
  3. pooh-poohed
  4. pooh-poohing
  5. pooh-poohs
  6. poohbah
  7. poohbahs
  8. poohead
  9. pooheads
  10. poohed
  11. poohface

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