Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macocious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ma-co-cious
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.

Example Sentences

"Trouble is your speciality. All you can do is maco other people business and hurt them. You is one damn macotious bitch."

Etymology

From Caribbean English maco (“overly inquisitive person; to pry into the affairs of others”) from Antillean Creole makomè (“one's child's godmother / one's godchild's mother; gossip; effeminate man”) from French ma commère.

Inflected Forms

more macocious (comparative) most macocious (superlative) maccocious (alternative) macotious (alternative)

Questions

What does macocious mean?: Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.
Where does macocious come from?: From Caribbean English maco (“overly inquisitive person; to pry into the affairs of others”) from Antillean Creole makomè (“one's child's godmother / one's godchild's mother; gossip; effeminate man”) from French ma commère.

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