mackle
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To speak like or act like rapper Macklemore, particularly in a way perceived as naive or cringeworthy.
Humorous
Example Sentences
- "It's dry and warm and if Jacob and I were to put our heads together I'm sure we could find something in the tack-room, some harness, or a nose band or two that could be mackled together to make a carrying contraption."
- "For Macklemore’s birthday, we’re going to have a look at some memorable instances of him mackling—his greatest mackles, if you will—both to celebrate how far he’s come this year and to remember what horrors he remains capable of."
- "He copped what was rightfully Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy, felt genuinely bad and apologised privately, and then ruined it by making everyone aware that he had apologised – but he mackled on. He performed live dressed as a 19th century Jewish stereotype, tried to brush it off as a “random costume” – and continued to mackle."
- "A number of followers thanked him for his decision, with one fan writing, “He mackled less, for our sake.”"
- "Pitchfork explicitly compared Eminem to Macklemore, writing that "there's a level of Mackling to a white celebrity rapper" stating "and I admit there have been times where it's been embarrassing to be a white boy, as if Marshall Mathers' mortification is of any import here.""
Etymology
Usage
- Obsolete
- British usage
- Transitive verb
- Humorous