high-muck-a-muck

high–muck–a–muck

noun \ˌhī-ˈmə-ki-ˌmək\

Definition of HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK

: muckety-muck

Variants of HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK

high–muck–a–muck or high–muck·e·ty–muck \ˌhī-ˈmə-kə-tē-ˌmək\

Origin of HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK

by folk etymology from Chinook Jargon hayo makamak plenty to eat

First Known Use: 1856

Related to HIGH-MUCK-A-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

Related Words: baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, lion, magnate, mogul, prince, tycoon; VIP

Near Antonyms: inferior, subordinate, underling; mediocrity, obscurity

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