poobah - noun - powerful person
Poobah is yet another word that doesn't get much airplay anymore. According to wiktionary.com, poobah comes from Pooh-Bah, a satirical character in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" (1885). The light opera is probably more recognizable than the term itself.
Although the word has become passe, the world is filled with poobahs as autocracies are in vogue lately. Even in democracies, poobahs are pronounced. In the 1800s, though, they were all men; now, some are women; some are even coupled up as in the case of the Melinda and Bill Gates. It will be interesting to see how the money will be split between them after the smoke has subsided and they are officially divorced.
If you happen to be a poobah, be less grand today and allow someone who is not a poobah room to shine.
Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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