poo bahとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːbɑː/

名詞

poo bah (複数形 poo bahs)

1. Alternative form of poobah

派生語

• grand poobah

語源

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

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːbɑː/

名詞

poo-bah (複数形 poo-bahs)

1. Alternative form of poobah

派生語

• grand poobah

別の表記

• pooh bah, pooh-bah, poo bah, poo-bah, Poo-Bah, Pooh-Bah

語源

From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885), formed as pooh +‎ bah, both expressing contempt. Libretto by W. S. Gilbert, preceded by character Pish-Tush-Pooh-Bah (described as “haughty”) in “King Borriah Bungalee Boo” (1866), one of the Bab Ballads, with pish and tush other terms of contempt.

発音

• IPA^(key): /ˈpuːbɑː/

名詞

poobah (複数形 poobahs)

1. A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time.
2. A leader or other important person.
3. A pompous, self-important person.

派生語

• grand poobah

参考

• dual mandate
• nabob
• tycoon