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high mucky-muck — [...”makimak] n. an important person; the person in charge. □ When the high mucky mucks meet, they will decide what to do about the problem. □ Ted’s father is a high mucky muck at the gas company … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
high-muck-a-muck — /huy muk euh muk , muk euh muk /, n. an important, influential, or high ranking person, esp. one who is pompous or conceited. Also, high mucky muck /huy muk ee muk , muk ee muk /, high muckety muck /huy muk i tee muk , muk i tee muk /. Also… … Universalium
high-muck|y-muck — or high muck a muck «HY MUHK uh MUHK», noun. U.S. Slang. an important or powerful person: »... the high mucky mucks and panjandrums of the Republican Party in the age of Mark Hanna (Louis Kronenberger). ╂[< Chinook jargon hiu muckamuck plenty… … Useful english dictionary
mucky-mucks — People in charge, decision makers. ► “The expression is still often heard as ‘high muck a muck’ because of its probable derivation from Chinook [Native American] jargon, hiu (plenty) muckamuck (food); hence, one who has plenty to eat, or a man… … American business jargon
muckety-muck — also muck a muck or mucky muck noun Etymology: short for high muck a muck Date: 1912 an important and often arrogant person … New Collegiate Dictionary
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muckamuck — [ mʌkəmʌk] (also mucky muck) noun N. Amer. informal a person of importance or self importance. Origin C19: from Chinook Jargon, shortening of high muck a muck … English new terms dictionary
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histosol — /his teuh sawl , sol /, n. a worldwide soil type rich in organic matter, as peat, esp. prevalent in wet, poorly drained areas. [1970 75; HISTO + SOL] * * * ▪ FAO soil group one of the 30 soil groups in the classification system of the Food and… … Universalium
