high-muck-a-muck
noun
ˌhī-ˈmə-ki-ˌmək 
variants or high-muckety-muck
ˌhī-ˈmə-kə-tē-ˌmək
: muckety-muck
Synonyms
- big
- big boy
- big cheese
- big gun
- big leaguer
- big shot
- big wheel
- big-timer
- bigfoot
- biggie
- bigwig
- fat cat
- heavy
- heavy hitter
- heavyweight
- honcho
- kahuna
- kingfish
- kingpin
- major leaguer
- muckety-muck
- muck-a-muck
- mucky-muck
- nabob
- nawab
- nibs
- nob [chiefly British]
- pooh-bah
- poo-bah
- wheel
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Word History
Etymology
by folk etymology from Chinook Jargon hayo makamak plenty to eat
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
high-muck-a-muck
noun
variants or high-muckety-muck
as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- heavy
- big
- heavyweight
- muck-a-muck
- lion
- nawab
- king
- wheel
- queen
- big shot
- big boy
- prince
- heavy hitter
- big leaguer
- major leaguer
- big wheel
- poo-bah
- mucky-muck
- big gun
- big cheese
- bigwig
- biggie
- kingfish
- nabob
- fat cat
- bigfoot
- muckety-muck
- kahuna
- nibs
- honcho
- baron
- magnate
- nob
- kingpin
- pooh-bah
- big-timer
- princess
- czar
- tycoon
- mogul
- tsar
- tzar
- VIP
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nobody
- zero
- nothing
- lightweight
- shrimp
- subordinate
- zilch
- twerp
- nonentity
- inferior
- mediocrity
- underling
- whippersnapper
- obscurity