Muckety definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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He did ask that a couple of D.C. muckety-mucks "consider reaching out to the Chinese government to urge immediate approval of the Hummer deal," but Washington hasn't expressed any opposition to the deal and probably couldn't get the deal concluded on the Chinese side any sooner -- never mind the fact that Hummer is the least of Washington's concerns as far as China goes.

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A friend who used to be a muckety-muck at a cellphone maker said that telecommunications companies ultimately want to move towards a tithing-based pricing model—where you pay them a certain fraction of your income.
Which is great for when you're in private, but at a dinner full of journalists and political muckety-mucks... well, let's just say I wouldn't be surprised if this party had lasted an extra twelve hours because none of the dudes wanted to pack their knives and go.
Customer service is definitely not a Russian specialty So So we can't hang around waiting for clearance from Moscow Mafia muckety-mucks. — F ;SF - vol 090 issue 03 - March 1996
Guy in a suit like muckety-mucks wore in the Roaring Twenties, but his head was sort of, well, deformed, I guess is the best way to put it. — FSF,June2006
To: Kartographer look at the silver lining .... the Simon Mall muckety-muck who cancelled the Atlanta tea party will be taking it on the chin — Latest Articles