muck·ety-muck
| \ ˈmə-kə-tē-ˌmək
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variants:
or less commonly muck-a-muck \
ˈmə-kə-ˌmək
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or mucky-muck \
ˈmə-kē-ˌmək
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or mucky-muck \
ˈmə-kē-ˌmək
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Definition of muckety-muck
: an important and often arrogant person
Synonyms & Antonyms for muckety-muck
Synonyms
- big,
- big boy,
- big cheese,
- big gun,
- big leaguer,
- big shot,
- big wheel,
- big-timer,
- bigfoot,
- biggie,
- bigwig,
- fat cat,
- heavy,
- heavy hitter,
- heavyweight,
- high-muck-a-muck
- (or high-muckety-muck),
- honcho,
- kahuna,
- kingfish,
- kingpin,
- major leaguer,
- nabob,
- nawab,
- nibs,
- nob
- [chiefly British],
- pooh-bah
- (also poo-bah),
- wheel
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“Muckety-muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muckety-muck. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of muckety-muck was in 1883
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