"minnock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪnək/, /ˈmɪnɪk/ Forms: minnocks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*minok}} Middle English *minok, {{inh|en|ang|*mynoc}} Old English *mynoc, {{suf|en|minnow|-ock|pos2=diminutive suffix}} minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix), {{cog|sco|minnock|t=minnow}} Scots minnock (“minnow”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} minnock (plural minnocks)
  1. (dialectal) The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus) Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-minnock-en-noun-dKsIfPuh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪnək/, /ˈmɪnɪk/ Forms: minnocks [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*minnok}} Middle English *minnok, {{der|en|enm|min}} Middle English min, {{der|en|ang|min|t=small}} Old English min (“small”), {{der|en|non|minni|t=lesser, smaller}} Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”), {{suf|en|min|-ock|pos2=diminutive suffix}} min + -ock (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} minnock (plural minnocks)
  1. (dialectal) One who acts or speaks with affected nicety; a suck-up. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-minnock-en-noun-eihmCsPL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: minnik
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪnək/, /ˈmɪnɪk/ Forms: minnocks [present, singular, third-person], minnocking [participle, present], minnocked [participle, past], minnocked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*minnok}} Middle English *minnok, {{der|en|enm|min}} Middle English min, {{der|en|ang|min|t=small}} Old English min (“small”), {{der|en|non|minni|t=lesser, smaller}} Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”), {{suf|en|min|-ock|pos2=diminutive suffix}} min + -ock (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} minnock (third-person singular simple present minnocks, present participle minnocking, simple past and past participle minnocked)
  1. (dialectal) To act or speak with affected niceness. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-minnock-en-verb-I6I7Aanu
  2. (dialectal) To imitate or mimic the behaviour of one's superiors; to ape. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-minnock-en-verb-UO3RFFlP
  3. (dialectal) To fool or monkey around. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-minnock-en-verb-iXfIZ3~k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ock, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 12 4 14 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ock: 22 13 7 14 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 12 3 12 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 13 2 13 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: minnik
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "(dialectal) To fool or monkey around."
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪnək/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɪnɪk/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "minnik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minnock"
}

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