high muckamuck
Loanword
- Meaning
- a self-important person of authority; a big shot
- Type
- Loanword
- Used in
- Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon
What does “high muckamuck” mean
A 'high muckamuck' (also muckety-muck) is an important or pompous person, especially an official who acts above others. It comes from Chinook Jargon, where the underlying phrase referred to plentiful food, and remains a recognizably Northwestern way to mock the self-important.
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