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pooh bah

Noun

Meaning

an arrogant or conceited person of importance

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About England Pooh-bah is something more than a satire; he is the truth." Source: Internet

About England, Pooh-bah is something more than a satire; he is the truth." Source: Internet

Act II finale The name of the character Pooh-Bah has entered the English language as pooh-bah, a person who holds many titles, often a pompous or self-important person. Source: Internet

Another such example is R. A. Butler's biography in which there is a chapter called "The Pooh-Bah Years," when Butler held multiple cabinet portfolios. Source: Internet

Aided by Pitti-Sing and Pooh-Bah, he graphically describes the supposed execution ("The criminal cried") and hands the Mikado the certificate of death, signed and sworn to by Pooh-Bah as coroner. Source: Internet

Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah receive news that the Mikado has just decreed that unless an execution is carried out in Titipu within a month, the town will be reduced to the rank of a village, which would bring "irretrievable ruin". Source: Internet

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