Muck-a-muck
[muhk-uh-muhk] /ˈmʌk əˌmʌk/
noun
1.
Slang. .
2.
Northwestern U.S. .
n.
“(self-)important person,” 1912, from Chinook jargon, literally “to eat; food.” Also mucky-muck; muckety-muck.
Related Terms
high muckety-muck
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