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mafficking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
maf-fick-ing
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From Mafeking (now known as Mahikeng), a city in South Africa. After the Siege of Mafeking was lifted in 1900, there were immense celebrations in Britain; the word mafficking was used to describe these celebrations.

Usage

Inflected Forms

maffickings (plural)

Questions

What does mafficking mean?
Extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.
Where does mafficking come from?
From Mafeking (now known as Mahikeng), a city in South Africa. After the Siege of Mafeking was lifted in 1900, there were immense celebrations in Britain; the word mafficking was used to describe these celebrations.

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