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单词 muckety-muck
释义

muckety-muck

noun

muck·​ety-muck ˈmə-kə-tē-ˌmək How to pronounce muckety-muck (audio)
variants or less commonly muck-a-muck
ˈmə-kə-ˌmək How to pronounce muckety-muck (audio)
or mucky-muck
ˈmə-kē-ˌmək How to pronounce muckety-muck (audio)
: an important and often arrogant person

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
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • high-muckety-muck
  • honcho
  • kahuna
  • kingfish
  • kingpin
  • major leaguer
  • nabob
  • nawab
  • nibs
  • nob [chiefly British]
  • pooh-bah
  • poo-bah
  • wheel
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Word History

Etymology

short for high-muck-a-muck

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

muckety-muck

noun

variants also muck-a-muck or mucky-muck
as in heavyweight
one of high position or importance within a group the obituary mentioned that he was a muckety-muck in several service clubs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • heavyweight
  • heavy
  • bigwig
  • magnate
  • baron
  • king
  • high-muckety-muck
  • queen
  • lion
  • honcho
  • big
  • nabob
  • pooh-bah
  • biggie
  • prince
  • kahuna
  • high-muck-a-muck
  • big shot
  • kingpin
  • heavy hitter
  • big wheel
  • nawab
  • big boy
  • major leaguer
  • big leaguer
  • big gun
  • nob
  • bigfoot
  • czar
  • poo-bah
  • princess
  • big cheese
  • kingfish
  • fat cat
  • nibs
  • mogul
  • wheel
  • tycoon
  • VIP
  • big-timer
  • tsar
  • tzar

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nobody
  • lightweight
  • nothing
  • zero
  • subordinate
  • shrimp
  • twerp
  • whippersnapper
  • underling
  • nonentity
  • zilch
  • obscurity
  • mediocrity
  • inferior
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