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Pooh-Bah /ˈpuːˈbɑː/ n

a pompous self-important official holding several offices at once and fulfilling none of them

Etymology: 19th Century: after the character, the Lord-High-Everything-Else, in The Mikado (1885), a light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan

'Pooh-Bah' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

poobah - Pooh Bah

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