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maffick — v. i. to celebrate publicly with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious and extravagant behavior. [Chiefly Brit.] [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maffick — (v.) to celebrate boisterously, 1900, from Mafficking, a nonce verb formed punningly from Mafeking, British garrison town in South Africa whose relief on May 17, 1900, during the Boer War, was celebrated wildly in London. OED reports the word… … Etymology dictionary
maffick — [maf′ik] vi. [back form. < MAFEKING, where unrestrained celebration marked the successful Brit stand against the Boers (1900)] Chiefly Brit. to celebrate in an exuberant, unrestrained manner … English World dictionary
maffick — intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from Mafeking Night, English celebration of the lifting of the siege of Mafeking, South Africa, May 17, 1900 Date: 1900 to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior … New Collegiate Dictionary
maffick — verb To celebrate in a boisterous manner … Wiktionary
maffick — Synonyms and related words: be noisy, beat the drum, blow the trumpet, brawl, carry on, celebrate, chirm, clamor, clangor, commemorate, cut up, cut up rough, dress ship, fire a salute, go on, hallow, hell around, hold jubilee, honor, horse around … Moby Thesaurus
maffick — maf·fick || mæfɪk v. rejoice with loud emotional display; celebrate publicly with extravagant demonstrations … English contemporary dictionary
maffick — maf·fick … English syllables
maffick — maf•fick [[t]ˈmæf ɪk[/t]] v. i. brit. to celebrate with extravagant demonstrations • Etymology: 1900; from Mafikeng, taken as v. + ing I; from the joyous celebration of the relief of the besieged city maf′fick•er, n … From formal English to slang
maffick — ˈmafik, fēk, esp in pres part fək intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: back formation from Mafeking, town in Union of So. Africa (used attrib. in such phrases as Mafeking night), site of a siege by the Boers during the Boer war that was… … Useful english dictionary
