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muckety muck

muckety muck noun: a high muckamuck; a person (especially self-important) in a position of power, authority, or status.

Noun

muckety muck (plural muckety mucks)

  1. (US, colloquial) A high muckamuck; a person (especially self-important) in a position of power, authority, or status.
    • Consequently, there have been times when the muckety-mucks at Merriam-Webster have requested that we all mark every third or fifth word in at least one source just to fill our files with words that would not usually catch our eye.2017, Kory Stamper, Word By Word, Vintage, published 2018, page 88

Synonyms of muckety muck

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Forms of muckety muck

pluralmuckety mucks
alternative formmuckety-muck
alternative formmuckity-muck

Origin of muckety muck

Either a variant of muckamuck (the short form of high muckamuck), or a shortening of high muckety-muck. See the entry muckamuck.

Questions about muckety muck

What does muckety muck mean?
Muckety muck means a high muckamuck; a person (especially self-important) in a position of power, authority, or status.
What part of speech is muckety muck?
Muckety muck is a noun.
What is the plural of muckety muck?
The plural of muckety muck is muckety mucks.

Words near muckety muck in the dictionary

  1. muckerish
  2. muckerism
  3. muckers
  4. mucket
  5. muckets
  6. muckety muck
  7. muckety mucks
  8. muckety-muck
  9. muckety-mucks
  10. muckey-muck
  11. muckey-mucks

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