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pooh bah

/ˈpuːbɑː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
pooh bah
IPA
/ˈpuːbɑː/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of poobah.

Etymology

From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado.

Inflected Forms

pooh bahs (plural) poobah (alternative) pooh-bah (alternative) poo bah (alternative) poo-bah (alternative)

Phrases

grand poobah

Homonyms

poo bah poo-bah pooh-bah poobah

Questions

How do you pronounce pooh bah?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpuːbɑː/.
What does pooh bah mean?
Alternative form of poobah.
Where does pooh bah come from?
From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado.

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