muckymuck
/ (ˈmʌkɪˌmʌk) /
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noun
Canadian informal a person who is or looks very important
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Word Origin for muckymuck
from Chinook jargon; see high-muck-a-muck
Words nearby muckymuck
mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm, mucky, muckymuck, mucluc, muco-, mucocele, mucocutaneous, mucocutaneous junction
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