pooh-bah

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Recent Examples of pooh-bah This kind of surgical enhancement can still be frowned upon in the restoration world, decried as fakery by the pooh-bahs of all-original-everything. Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 13 July 2024 To Richardson-Merrell’s pooh-bahs, her scrutiny seemed like the dilatory work of someone who didn’t know how the game was played. Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024 Like Joe Rogan, the carnivorous pooh-bah of this intellectual space, Brand appeared interested in teaching a certain kind of man how to be a certain kind of man, mining the tension between think-for-yourself riffs and listen-to-me conclusions. Matt Flegenheimer, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023 But the pooh-bahs in Brussels didn’t exactly rush to say yes. Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pooh-bah
Noun
  • The tech magnate’s swipe at Navarro comes after a report that indicated Trump told his inner circle that Musk will be stepping back from his role in the government in the coming weeks.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Apr. 2025
  • From cable television magnates to fashion moguls to casino bosses, these billionaires have passed away since the 2024 Forbes list.
    Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Chris Helman tracks energy innovators and oil tycoons from Houston.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Nick, the son of shipping tycoon Massimo Marone (Joseph Mascolo), often was depicted as an adventurous and ambitious man who worked as a sea captain.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And here is the reigning plus-minus king for both Dubuque and Western Michigan.
    Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The king was photographed meeting Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni in Rome on Wednesday, at a time of international turmoil brought on by Donald Trump's tariffs.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That project, which details the two artists’ love story, is coming on March 21 and features contributions from music industry bigwigs like Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels, and Finneas.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In 1987, Hackman starred opposite Kevin Costner and Sean Young in Roger Donaldson's No Way Out, which finds his desperate government bigwig David Brice with blood on his hands after the accidental murder of his mistress.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Pooh-bah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pooh-bah. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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