kahunas

/kəˈhunəz/
noun
  1. Important or powerful people; big shots.
    • In the world of fashion, she was one of the biggest kahunas.
    • The company's kahunas decided to move the headquarters to a new city.
    • All the local kahunas showed up at the charity gala.
  2. In surfing culture, a term for a person who is highly skilled or respected, often a big-wave surfer.
    • He earned the title of kahuna after surviving the biggest swell of the season.
    • The old kahuna rode the massive wave with perfect balance.
    • Young surfers looked up to the kahuna who had been riding these breaks for decades.
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