muckamuck

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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

Kloshe Good spose if mika thou potlatch wilt give mika thy wawa words kopa to nesika, us kahkwa as muckamuck food kopa to the tumtum. mind.

From Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language by Eells, Myron

Hyiu tilikum, a crowd; many people; hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat; tenas hyiu, some; a, few; wake hyiu, not many or not much.

From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George

Saturday used to be called at the Hudson's Bay Company's posts "muckamuck sun," food day, as the one on which the rations were issued.

From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George

Tony’s a count or some other high muckamuck in his own country, and he’s studying here while his father is at Washington on some diplomatic business or other.

From The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out by Davenport, Spencer