high muckamuck
Self-important leader
High muckamuck is a person of importance or authority, often used mockingly to deflate someone's self-importance: The high muckamucks in the front office never listen to us.
The term comes from Chinook Jargon, where it originally meant "plenty to eat"—a sign of wealth.
Also spelled high muckety-muck or high mucka-muck.
- personageDistinguished or prominent individual
- bigwigInfluential, important person
- big wigImportant, powerful person
- dignitaryPerson of high rank
- grandeeElite Castilian nobleman
honcho · mogul · kingpin · mover and shaker · panjandrum · big shot · top banana · big enchilada · magnate · nabob · big kahuna · sachem · fat cat · top dog · top brass · chief · very important person · muckamuck