"MUCK" meaning in All languages combined

See MUCK on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: MUCKs [plural]
Etymology: From muck, as a play on mud (“a mucky substance”) and MUD (“multi-user dungeon”). Various backronyms have been invented but are not the true origin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} MUCK (plural MUCKs)
  1. (Internet) A kind of textbased online roleplaying game incorporating social interaction and allowing players to extend the environment with new rooms, objects, etc. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-MUCK-en-noun-pRVpXmuo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Internet

Inflected forms

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