"marlock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑː.lək/ [UK], /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ [US] Forms: marlocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} marlock (plural marlocks)
  1. (dialectal, obsolete)
    A prank; a practical joke.
    Tags: dialectal, obsolete Categories (topical): Comedy
    Sense id: en-marlock-en-noun-zmqcc0mx Disambiguation of Comedy: 56 11 5 4 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 3 7 1 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 59 2 6 1 31 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 49 8 13 2 27
  2. (dialectal, obsolete)
    A frolic.
    Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-marlock-en-noun-CBFxR~kf
  3. (dialectal, obsolete)
    A playful gesture.
    Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-marlock-en-noun-lGXqkCje
  4. (dialectal, obsolete)
    A flirtatious glance.
    Tags: dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-marlock-en-noun-addQ592b
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑː.lək/ [UK], /ˈmɑɹ.lək/ [US] Forms: marlocks [plural]
Etymology: From Nyunga marlok. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|nys|marlok}} Nyunga marlok Head templates: {{en-noun}} marlock (plural marlocks)
  1. (Australia) Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Eucalypts
    Sense id: en-marlock-en-noun-NKxrb4dh Disambiguation of Eucalypts: 37 7 6 2 47 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for marlock meaning in English (3.7kB)

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