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单词 pooh-bah
释义
pooh-bahpooh-bah /ˈpuː bɑː/ noun [countable] informal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINpooh-bah
Origin:
1800-1900 Pooh-Bah, character with the title "Lord-High-Everything-Else" in the operetta The Mikado by W.S.Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • the pooh-bahs down at city hall
someone who is important or powerful – used to show that you do not respect them very much:  the pooh-bahs of the technology industry
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