kahuna

noun

ka·hu·na kə-�?hü-nə

Synonyms of kahuna next

: a preeminent person or thing : big gun

the industry's big kahuna, with … 57 percent of the market—

A. E. Serwer

: a Hawaiian shaman

Examples of kahuna in a Sentence

a big kahuna at a Hollywood talent agency, he's got the fancy car to prove it

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This has to be a big kahuna, among records Swift could break that go back to the very beginning of the album chart. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2024 The big kahuna, Photoshop itself, costs a minimum of $9.99 per month, but that subscription also includes Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and 20GB of cloud storage. —

PCMAG, 10 May 2024 Today may not be your actual filing deadline: Yes, April 15 is the big kahuna of tax-filing deadlines for most people. —

Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024 The Rebate Project, though, is the big kahuna. —

Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for kahuna