Definitions

high-muck-a-muck

[hahy-muhk-uh-muhk, -muhk-uh-muhk] / ˈhaɪˌmʌk əˈmʌk, -ˈmʌk əˌmʌk /

NOUN

big shot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigwig dignitary heavyweight mogul

WEAK

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big kahuna big man on campus big wheel celebrity fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter high man on the totem pole important person influential person muck-a-muck nabob notability notable personage somebody someone star wheeler-dealer

NOUN

big wheel

Synonyms

WEAK

VIP big cat big cheese big fish big gun big man on campus big shot bigwig dignitary fat cat head honcho heavy-hitter important person influential person mogul nabob notable somebody

NOUN

VIP

Synonyms

STRONG

celebrity dignitary heavyweight luminary mogul notable personality star superstar worthy

WEAK

big cheese big enchilada big kahuna big name famous person public figure top banana

Antonyms

WEAK

nobody nonentity

Example Sentences

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Speaking of things totally irrational and crazy and absurd, the Manchester City high-muck-a-muck, Roberto Mancini, has decided that since winning the league the atmosphere around their Carrington training ground is a touch too straight-laced, a bit too stuffy.

From The Guardian

Alaskan settlers corrupted a powerful drink of the Hutsnuwu Indians into hooch, changed hiu muckamuck, the Chinook words meaning "plenty to eat," into a high-muck-a-muck, a "person of importance."

From Time Magazine Archive

At this point we must present, with apologies, the agent of the Autocrat, the agent, the High-muck-a-muck of the Pacific Slope, with a salary of a hundred thousand a year and perks!

From Project Gutenberg

high-muck-a-muck

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