Main Entry: pooh–bah

Variant(s): also poo–bah \ˈpü-ˌbä, -ˌbȯ\

Function: noun

Usage: often capitalized P&B

Etymology: Pooh-Bah, character in Gilbert and Sullivan's opera The Mikado (1885) bearing the title Lord-High-Everything-Else

Date: 1888

1 : a person holding many public or private offices
2 : a person in high position or of great influence