Discriminating words in the dictionary

[uberrobonomicon4000]

I was looking through a Webster’s college dictionary (4th edition) and found what I believe to be a discriminating term for Kahuna. Is says a Kahuna "in traditional Hawaiian society, a person with specialized knowledge of ritual, agriculture, navigation, sorcery, etc."

However, this isn’t the problem. The problem is with the second part of the definition.

It reads: “any person or thing to whom larger-than-life power or authority is attributed.”

Isn’t this discriminating? If not then can’t this be said about anyone who holds any type of power?

 

[Revoltingest]

"The Big Kahuna" is a common slang term for a person of great importance or power.
What do you mean by "discriminating"?

 

[uberrobonomicon4000]

I was not thinking about Kahuna being used as slang, as it didn’t mention anything about Kahuna being used in casual or informal settings. I could only imagine the repercussions of someone calling their boss or employer a big a kahuna; as in “You big kahuna”. But in a casual everyday setting, I guess it would be perfectly suitable to describe someone as a big kahuna.

LoL – it just seems like a funny word to me now.

I guess by discriminating, I meant someone who professes (or claims) to have more power (or authority) than they actually do. But I guess there is nothing wrong with calling a spade a spade.

Aside from that I have already come up with other uses for the word.