Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pooh-bah

/ˈpuːbɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: pooh-bah
IPA: /ˈpuːbɑː/

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of poobah.

noun

Alternative form of poobah.

Example Sentences

"It is consequently my degrading duty to serve this upstart as First Lord of the Treasury, Lord Chief Justice, Commander-in-Chief, Lord High Admiral, Master of the Buckhounds, Groom of the Back Stairs, Archbishop of Titipu, and Lord Mayor, both acting and elect, all rolled into one. And at a salary! A Pooh-Bah paid for his services!"

Etymology

From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885).

Inflected Forms

Pooh-Bahs (plural) poobah (alternative) pooh bah (alternative) poo bah (alternative) poo-bah (alternative)

Phrases

grand poobah

Synonyms

high-muck-a-muck

Homonyms

poo bah poo-bah pooh bah poobah

Rhymes With

ca huh uh uh-huh duh uhh sta dah suh kumbaya shema brugh

Questions

How do you pronounce pooh-bah?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpuːbɑː/.
What does pooh-bah mean?: Alternative form of poobah.
Where does pooh-bah come from?: From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885).

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