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Mucky-Muck

A pompous person of importance (often of imagined and real power). From the phrase "High Muck-a-Muck", itself descended from Chinook Jargon, a pidgin language combining words from English, French, and several Pacific Northwest Native American languages.
The president of our college is a mucky-muck.
Mucky-Muck by Glamazon December 14, 2008

Mucky-muck

Your boss. Over paid, under worked. All perks, no work. The guy who wears flip-flops to work when you wear steel-toed boots.
The Mucky-muck in Administration wants me to build him a bigger office.
Mucky-muck by Slave-boy October 27, 2004

Mucky Muck 

A high ranking official. Can be governmental or corporate. Someone who has sway at an institution.
He's a mucky muck over at the power company now.
Mucky Muck by Edy Smith November 5, 2007

mucky muck 

A boss who sports a large salary and wears fancy clothing but doesn't actually do any work.
The Mucky Muck showed his face at the meeting until his secretary bailed him out with an "urgent phone call".
mucky muck by adam aka psi February 18, 2004

mucky muck 

Quite simply: muck. A thick, soiled or filthy slop. Sometimes indicates any type of mess, tangle or jumble.
"High above the mucky muck
Castle made of clouds
There sits Wonderboy
Sitting oh-so-proudly.
Not much to say
When you're high above the mucky muck... Yeaaauh! Yeuh!

Wonderboy!
What is the secret of your power?
Wonderboy!
Won't you take me far away from the mucky-muck, man?"
-- Tenacious D

"NIGEL: This one...this 'course is a custom three-pickup-'Paul. This is my radio...unit....
MARTY: Oh, I see....
NIGEL: So I strap this...this piece on, you know, right down in here when I'm on stage and....
MARTY: It's a wireless.
NIGEL: Wireless, exactly. And...uh I can play without all the mucky muck.
MARTY: You can run anywhere on stage with that."
-- This Is Spinal Tap
mucky muck by yerrytonto July 10, 2007

mucky muck 

A term used to refer to someone who is outdated.
Guy1: Did you here that guy say "on fleek?"
Guy2: Pssh yeah that was so last Tuesday, get with the times mucky muck.