high-muck-a-muck

noun

ˌhī-ˈmə-ki-ˌmək How to pronounce high-muck-a-muck (audio)
variants or high-muckety-muck
Definition of high-muck-a-mucknext
as in heavy
one of high position or importance within a group failed to pass muster with the country club's high-muck-a-mucks

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  1. heavy
  2. big
  3. lion
  4. nawab
  5. wheel
  6. king
Noun
  • Not without consequence, of course, and not just from New York heavies—in his years of flouting the conventions of etiquette in the bush, around animals, whether while making images or just out wandering, Peter was not entirely unscathed.
    Chris Wallace, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But at six-foot-two, with the big, square features and the theatrical presence of a human monolith, Chen looks as well as buzzes like the authority figures and heavies that are a star basso’s ticket to the really big time.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of heavy
Noun
  • In Broome, Auburn has one of the most skilled bigs in the country.
    Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Boost from the bigs Jonathan Isaac and Wendell Carter Jr. were aggressive on offense from the jump.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of big
Noun
  • The festivities will also include lion dances and an ao dai fashion show.
    Christine Clarridge, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
  • This included the long runway for AI accelerators – AMD’s executives forecast the market to reach $400 billion by 2027 – with Nvidia taking the lion’s share.
    Beth Kindig, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of lion
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  • The Oudh descendants in Kolkata, where the nawab died in exile, had also rejected their claim.
    Ellen Barry, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2019
  • In 1757, the East India Company commander Robert Clive defeated Bengal’s local ruler, or nawab, in battle and consolidated the company’s power in the province.
    Maya Jasanoff, The New York Review of Books, 23 May 2019
Definition of nawab
Noun
  • The wheel is off-center to the right, as are the pedals, while the driver’s head is positioned right next to the window.
    Charlie Thomas, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2025
  • In fact, each car wheel moves independently on the motion base.
    Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of wheel
Noun
  • The king of TDs at a position should be the No. 1 pick at the position.
    Michael Salfino, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Donald Trump: Comeback king Fortunes have truly reversed for former president turned President-elect Trump.
    Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of king
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