grand poobah
grand poobah · grand poobahs
A person who is important or high-rankingA person who is important or high-ranking.
/ɡɹænd ˈpuːbɑː/
Meaning
2 senses(colloquial, humorous, idiomatic, often)A person who is important or high-ranking.
He once played golf with the grand poobah of their company.
(idiomatic, slang)An extremely pompous person.
Origin
From Pooh-Bah, the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1From Pooh-Bah, the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885).
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plural: grand poobahsSynonyms
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