English Explanatory Dictionary

muckety muck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A high muckamuck; a person (especially self-important) in a position of power, authority, or status.

Word forms

muckety muck muckety mucks muckety-muck muckity-muck

Etymology

Either a variant of muckamuck (the short form of high muckamuck), or a shortening of high muckety-muck. See the entry muckamuck.

Synonyms

baron big cheese big enchilada big gun big kahuna big man big name big noise big shot bigwig big wheel boss grand poobah head honcho heavy hitter heavyweight high muckamuck high muckety-muck king of all one surveys king of the castle king of the hill kingpin macher mayor muckamuck muckety muck mugwump numero uno panjandrum poobah rooster somebody top banana top boy top cat top dog top gun very important person VIP wheel
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