high muckamuck



high muckamuck

slang An especially important, influential, and authoritative person, especially someone who is overbearingly or arrogantly so. (Sometimes shortened to simply "muckamuck.") "All hail the high muckamuck," Jerry muttered under his breath as the dictator's motorcade rolled by. We're just waiting for the muckamuck to give us the green light before we get the project started.
See also: high

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Zhou-Chinese
KrystenKRIS-tinEnglish (Modern)
Hickman['hikmən]
Dagan-Near Eastern Mythology
Vercingetorixwer-keeng-GE-to-reeks (Ancient Roman), vur-sin-JET-ə-riks (English)Ancient Celtic
Pasco-Cornish