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high-muck-a-muck

high-muck-a-muck
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy muhk ey muhk]
    • /haɪ mʌk eɪ mʌk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy muhk ey muhk]
    • /haɪ mʌk eɪ mʌk/

Definitions of high-muck-a-muck word

  • noun high-muck-a-muck an important, influential, or high-ranking person, especially one who is pompous or conceited. 1
  • noun high-muck-a-muck a conceited or haughty person 0
  • noun high-muck-a-muck a person in a position of importance and authority; esp., one who is overbearing 0
  • noun high-muck-a-muck muckamuck. 0

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Origin of high-muck-a-muck

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < Chinook Jargon hayo makamak literally, plenty to eat, much food, perhaps extended derisively to Indians of high status with much disposable wealth, as for potlatches; hayo < Nootka ḥayo ten (the base of various measures with suffixes for specific countable nouns); mak(a)mak eat, food < Nootka ma·ḥo·ma(q-) part of whale meat between blubber and flesh

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Parts of speech for High-muck-a-muck

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

high-muck-a-muck popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for high-muck-a-muck

noun high-muck-a-muck

  • dignitary — a person who holds a high rank or office, as in the government or church.
  • mogul — any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also Great Mogul.
  • heavyweight — heavy in weight.
  • bigwig — If you refer to an important person as a bigwig, you are being rather disrespectful.
  • vip — A VIP is someone who is given better treatment than ordinary people because they are famous, influential, or important. VIP is an abbreviation for 'very important person'.

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