"McBoatface" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /məkˈbəʊtfeɪs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mɪkˈboʊtfeɪs/ [General-American] Forms: McBoatfaces [present, singular, third-person], McBoatfacing [participle, present], McBoatfaced [participle, past], McBoatfaced [past]
Etymology: Clipping of Boaty McBoatface (verb). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Boaty McBoatface|pos=verb}} Clipping of Boaty McBoatface (verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} McBoatface (third-person singular simple present McBoatfaces, present participle McBoatfacing, simple past and past participle McBoatfaced)
  1. (transitive, humorous, neologism) Clipping of Boaty McBoatface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, humorous, neologism, transitive Alternative form of: Boaty McBoatface Derived forms: McBoatfacing [noun]
    Sense id: en-McBoatface-en-verb-8tY8nXQr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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