Pronunciation: ' m ə -k ə -t ē - ˌ m ə k
Variant: also muck-a-muck \ ' m ə -k ə - ˌ m ə k \ or mucky-muck \ ' m ə -k ē - \
Function: noun
Etymology: short for high-muck-a-muck
Date: 1912
: an important and often arrogant person
Pronunciation: ' m ə -k ə -t ē - ˌ m ə k
Variant: also muck-a-muck \ ' m ə -k ə - ˌ m ə k \ or mucky-muck \ ' m ə -k ē - \
Function: noun
Etymology: short for high-muck-a-muck
Date: 1912
: an important and often arrogant person
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012