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muckety–muck
noun muck·ety–muck \ˈmə-kə-tē-ˌmək\
Definition of MUCKETY-MUCK
: an important and often arrogant person
Variants of MUCKETY-MUCK
muck·ety–muck also muck–a–muck \ˈmə-kə-ˌmək\ or mucky–muck \ˈmə-kē-\
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Origin of MUCKETY-MUCK
short for high-muck-a-muck
First Known Use: 1883
Related to MUCKETY-MUCK
- Synonyms
- big, big boy, big cheese, bigfoot, biggie, big gun, big leaguer, big-timer, big wheel, bigwig, fat cat, heavy, heavy hitter, heavyweight, high-muck-a-muck (or high-muckety-muck), honcho, kahuna, kingfish, kingpin, major leaguer, muckety-muck (also muck-a-muck or mucky-muck), nabob, nawab, nibs, nob [chiefly British], pooh-bah (also poo-bah), wheel
- Antonyms
- lightweight, nobody, nonentity, nothing, shrimp, twerp, whippersnapper, zero, zilch
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