muck-a-muck

[ muhk-uh-muhk ]
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noun
  1. Slang.Also muck·e·ty-muck [muhk-i-tee-muhk] /ˈmʌk ɪ tiˌmʌk/ . high-muck-a-muck.

  2. Northwestern U.S. food.

Origin of muck-a-muck

1
First recorded in 1840–50, Americanism;see high-muck-a-muck

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British Dictionary definitions for muckamuck

muckamuck

/ (ˈmʌkəˌmʌk) Canadian West coast /


noun
  1. food

verb
  1. (intr) to consume food; eat

Origin of muckamuck

1
Chinook Jargon

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