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Definition of Muckamuck
1. Noun. (idiomatic irreverent) A person in a position of power, authority, or status. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muckamuck
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muckamuck
Literary usage of Muckamuck
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Notes and Queries edited by William Shepard Walsh, Henry Collins Walsh, William H. Garrison, Samuel R. Harris (1890)
"muckamuck (Vol. v, p. 271).—WRP should cultivate classical Chinook, instead of
Chinook ... The expression High muckamuck is certainly in use in the west, ..."
2. The Cowboy: His Characteristics, His Equipment, and His Part in the by Philip Ashton Rollins (1922)
"... or to eat or to drink), "hiyu muckamuck" (plenty to eat), "muckamuck chuck" (to
drink water), ..."
3. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"... muckamuck," food ; " cultus," worthless; and " siwash," which, is always used
for Indian. The motto on the seal of Washington Territory is a word used ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"... muckamuck," food ; " cultus," worthless ; and " siwash," which is always used
for Indian. The motto on the seal of Washington Territory is a word used ..."
5. Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon: With Examples of Use in by John Kaye Gill, W. C. Chaltin (1909)
""muckamuck chuck," to drink water. Musket. A musket; a gun. My-ee'-na. To sing;
a song. (Old Chinook.) N Ni. An interrogatory interjection. "Sick na mika? ..."
6. American Notes and Queries edited by William Shepard Walsh, Henry Collins Walsh, William H. Garrison, Samuel R. Harris (1890)
"muckamuck (Vol. v, p. 271).—WRP should cultivate classical Chinook, instead of
Chinook ... The expression High muckamuck is certainly in use in the west, ..."
7. The Cowboy: His Characteristics, His Equipment, and His Part in the by Philip Ashton Rollins (1922)
"... or to eat or to drink), "hiyu muckamuck" (plenty to eat), "muckamuck chuck" (to
drink water), ..."
8. The Popular Science Monthly (1889)
"... muckamuck," food ; " cultus," worthless; and " siwash," which, is always used
for Indian. The motto on the seal of Washington Territory is a word used ..."
9. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1889)
"... muckamuck," food ; " cultus," worthless ; and " siwash," which is always used
for Indian. The motto on the seal of Washington Territory is a word used ..."
10. Gill's Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon: With Examples of Use in by John Kaye Gill, W. C. Chaltin (1909)
""muckamuck chuck," to drink water. Musket. A musket; a gun. My-ee'-na. To sing;
a song. (Old Chinook.) N Ni. An interrogatory interjection. "Sick na mika? ..."
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