high-muck-a-muck
/'hai,mʌkə'mʌk/
Definition
- Noun:
- An arrogant or conceited person of importance: A "high-muck-a-muck" is a person who holds a high position and behaves in a self-important, pompous, or arrogant manner.
Usage and Examples
- Noun:
- Ever since he got promoted, he acts like a real high-muck-a-muck, refusing to talk to his old colleagues.
- The party was full of local high-muck-a-mucks, all trying to impress each other.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- The term is informal and often used humorously or critically to describe someone whose sense of self-importance is seen as excessive or ridiculous.
- It implies that the person's arrogance is tied directly to their perceived social or official status.
Variants and Related Words
- High muckety-muck (noun): A common variant with the same meaning.
- Don't mind him; he's just playing the high muckety-muck.
- Muck-a-muck (noun): A shortened, less common form.
Synonyms
- Bigwig: A person of importance or influence.
- Pooh-bah: A person holding many offices or positions, often with a connotation of self-importance.
- Grandee: A high-ranking or noble person, especially in Spain or Portugal.
- Dignitary: A person considered important because of high rank or office.
Idioms and Phrases
- To put on high-muck-a-muck airs: To behave arrogantly or pompously, as if one is very important.
- She started putting on high-muck-a-muck airs after joining the exclusive club.
Noun
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an arrogant or conceited person of importance
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