SINCE 1828
muckety-muck
noun
muck·ety-muck
| \ˈmə-kə-tē-ˌmək
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variants:
or less commonly
muck-a-muck
\ˈmə-kə-ˌmək
\
or
mucky-muck
\ˈmə-kē-
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or
mucky-muck
\ˈmə-kē-
\
Definition of muckety-muck
: an important and often arrogant person
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