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HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does high-muck-a-muck mean?
• HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK (noun)
The noun HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK has 1 sense:
1. an arrogant or conceited person of importance
Familiarity information: HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An arrogant or conceited person of importance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
high-muck-a-muck; pooh-bah
Hypernyms ("high-muck-a-muck" is a kind of...):
important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)
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