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POOH-BAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pooh-bah mean?
• POOH-BAH (noun)
The noun POOH-BAH has 1 sense:
1. an arrogant or conceited person of importance
Familiarity information: POOH-BAH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arrogant or conceited person of importance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
high-muck-a-muck; pooh-bah
Hypernyms ("pooh-bah" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
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