Grand-poobah Definition
noun
(idiomatic, colloquial, often humorous) A person who is important or high-ranking.
He once played golf with the grand poobah of their company.
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An extremely pompous person.
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Noun
Singular:
grand-poobah
Plural:
grand-poobahsOrigin of Grand-poobah
From Pooh-Bah, the name of the character in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado (1885).
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