muckamuck
Britishnoun
verb
Etymology
Origin of muckamuck
Chinook Jargon
Example Sentences
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Alaskan settlers corrupted a powerful drink of the Hutsnuwu Indians into hooch, changed hiu muckamuck, the Chinook words meaning "plenty to eat," into a high-muck-a-muck, a "person of importance."
From Time Magazine Archive
Hyiu tilikum, a crowd; many people; hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat; tenas hyiu, some; a, few; wake hyiu, not many or not much.
From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George
Want to make me a high muckamuck, a grand sachem surrounded by his valiant bodyguard?
From The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron : or, the Struggle for the Silver Cup by Forbes, Graham B
Kloshe Good spose if mika thou potlatch wilt give mika thy wawa words kopa to nesika, us kahkwa as muckamuck food kopa to the tumtum. mind.
From Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language by Eells, Myron
She apparently has her own way in everything now, the old chief being quite satisfied to get his rations of muckamuck and tobacco without troubling himself as to how it is provided.
From Official Report of the Exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the Government of British Columbia by Chittenden, Newton H. (Newton Henry)
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