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1 Pooh-Bah
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2 pooh
interjection1) (expr. disgust) bah; bäh; pfui [Teufel]2) (expr. disdain) pah* * *[pu:]( fam)to do a \pooh Aa machen KinderspracheIII. interj1. (in disgust) pfui!, igitt!\pooh! what a ghastly smell! pfui, wie das hier stinkt!2. (in impatience) ach was* * *[puː]1. interj(bad smell) puh, pfui; (disdain) pah, bah2. n (baby-talk)Aa nt (baby-talk)to do a pooh — Aa machen (baby-talk)
3. vi (baby-talk)Aa machen (baby-talk)* * *pooh1 [puː; pʊ] int pej pah!pooh2 [puː] → academic.ru/56759/poo">poo A* * *interjection1) (expr. disgust) bah; bäh; pfui [Teufel]2) (expr. disdain) pah
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Pooh-Bah — [po͞o′bä΄] n. 〚after Pooh Bah, a character in Gilbert & Sullivan s The Mikado (1885) /span> POOH1 + BAH〛 Informal an official or leader who maintains full control as by holding several offices * * * Pooh Bah … Universalium
Pooh Bah — /pooh bah /, (often l.c.) 1. a person who holds several positions, esp. ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance. 2. a leader, authority, or other important person: one of the pooh bahs of the record industry. 3. a pompous, self… … Universalium
pooh-bah — [ˈpu: ba:] n informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Pooh Bah, character with the title Lord High Everything Else in the operetta The Mikado by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan] someone who is important or powerful used to show that you do not respect… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pooh-bah — [po͞o′bä΄] n. [after Pooh Bah, a character in Gilbert & Sullivan s The Mikado (1885) < POOH1 + BAH] Informal an official or leader who maintains full control as by holding several offices … English World dictionary
Pooh Bah — /pooh bah /, (often l.c.) 1. a person who holds several positions, esp. ones that give him or her bureaucratic importance. 2. a leader, authority, or other important person: one of the pooh bahs of the record industry. 3. a pompous, self… … Useful english dictionary
Pooh-Bah — 1888, name of the Lord High Everything Else in Gilbert and Sullivan s The Mikado (1885) … Etymology dictionary
Pooh-Bah — /ˈpu ba/ (say pooh bah) noun (also lower case) a pompous person, especially an official. {from the character Pooh Bah, the Lord High Everything Else, in Gilbert and Sullivan s opera, The Mikado (1885) …
pooh-bah — n. (also pooh bah) a holder of many offices at once. Etymology: a character in W. S. Gilbert s The Mikado (1885) * * * (also poo bah) /ˈpuːˌbɑː/ noun, pl bahs [count] often disapproving : a person who has a lot of power or influence an annual… … Useful english dictionary
pooh-bah — also poo bah 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pooh-bah — Person who holds many offices at once, from the character Pooh Bah in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Pooh Bah — person who holds several influential administrative positions; arrogant commander, one who exaggerates about himself (like the character in the operetta Mikado ) … English contemporary dictionary