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Meaning of grand poobah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ɡɹænd ˈpuːbɑː/

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of grand poobah.
    alt-of
  2. A person who is important or high-ranking.
    colloquial, humorous, idiomatic, often
  3. An extremely pompous person.
    idiomatic, slang

Examples

“He once played golf with the grand poobah of their company.”
“Grand Poobah/Grand Imperial Poobah of the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes Lodge No. 26.”
“Grand Poobah of Leopard Lodge No. 462" in Milwaukee.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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