muckamuck

British  

/ ˈmʌkəˌmʌk /

noun

1. food

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verb

1. (intr) to consume food; eat

Etymology

Origin of muckamuck

Chinook Jargon

Example Sentences

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

Saturday used to be called at the Hudson's Bay Company's posts "muckamuck sun," food day, as the one on which the rations were issued.

From Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by Gibbs, George

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 kwanesum always potlatch wilt give muckamuck food kopa to nesika. us.

From Hymns in the Chinook Jargon Language by Eells, Myron