Meanings
plural high muckamucks
- CanadaUScolloquialA person in a position of power, authority, or status.First known use 19th c.
He would become well when he reformed his eating habits and submitted himself to the regimen prescribed by Dr. John HArvey Kellogg and the high muckamucks of health.
1993, TC Boyle, The Road to Wellville, Penguin, published 1994, page 94
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan important or influential (and often overbearing) person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Chinook Jargonhiyu
- Englishhigh muckamuck
From Chinook Jargon hiyu muckamuck (“plenty of food”). Compare muckamuck.
More words from Chinook Jargon
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