The story
From Pooh-Bah, the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
grand poobah
Today it means: A person who is important or high-ranking. Full definition →
Today it means: A person who is important or high-ranking. Full definition →
From Pooh-Bah, the name of a character in Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera The Mikado (1885).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.