Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mullarkey

/məlˈɑɹki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: mullarkey
IPA: /məlˈɑɹki/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of malarkey.

Uncountable

name

A surname from Irish.

Example Sentences

"Look, the quare fellow’s got to be buried in the morning, whether we like it or not, so cut the mullarkey and get back to work."
"Hey, he's a really nice guy. Really nice. And on top of it all he's getting away with this writing mullarkey."
"This book isn't about the application process itself – how best to complete your UCAS form, what the codes are for exam awarding bodies, what to say in interviews and all that mullarkey."

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilearca (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc”), perhaps a byname from earc (“newt”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Maoilearca

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Mullarkeys (plural) Malarky (alternative)

Rhymes With

sparky sharkey marky malarkey marcie markie marchi darkie harkey darcie lamarche archey

Questions

How do you pronounce mullarkey?: The recorded pronunciation is /məlˈɑɹki/.
What does mullarkey mean?: Alternative spelling of malarkey.
Where does mullarkey come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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