Definitions For Poobah

Noun

POOBAH (plural POOBAHs) A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time. A leader or other important person. A pompous, self-important person.

Derived terms

grand poobah

Alternative forms

pooh bah, pooh-bah, poo bah, poo-bah, Poo-Bah, Pooh-Bah

Etymology

w:gilbert and from/"/>sullivan/">from pooh-bah, a comic character in the [[w:gilbert and sullivan + href="/define/gilbert & sullivan operetta em{{w/">gilbert & sullivan]] operetta {{w + the mikado}} (1885), formed as pooh + bah, both expressing contempt. libretto by {{w + w. s. gilbert}}, preceded by character pish-tush-pooh-bah (described as “haughty”) in “king borriah bungalee boo” (1866), one of the {{w + bab ballads}}, with {{m + en + pish}} and {{m + en + tush}} other terms of contempt.

See also

dual mandate

Is Poobah a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
13
Words with Friends
14

The word Poobah is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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