poobah
Plural: poobahs
Noun
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885), formed as pooh + bah, both expressing contempt. Libretto by W. S. Gilbert, preceded by character Pish-Tush-Pooh-Bah (described as “haughty”) in “King Borriah Bungalee Boo” (1866), one of the Bab Ballads, with pish and tush other terms of contempt.
Scrabble Score: 13
poobah: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpoobah: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
poobah: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 0
poobah: not valid in Words With Friends