Meanings
poo-bah1
nounpoo-bah (plural poo-bahs)
plural poo-bahs · alternative poobah · alternative pooh bah · alternative pooh-bah · alternative poo bah · alternative Poo-Bah · alternative Pooh-Bah
- alternativeAlternative form of poobah.
Poo-Bah2
Origin
poo-bah · noun
From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado.
Full word history & related roots →Poo-Bah · noun
From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
poo-bah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poo-bah
MLA
“poo-bah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poo-bah. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poo-bah,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poo-bah.
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