mameluke en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmæməˌluk/ (General-American)
- /ˈmamɪl(j)uːk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Sense 1 (“fool”) is probably derived from Mameluke (“member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers; one who supports someone or something blindly or slavishly”).
Meanings
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(derogatory, qualifier:US (Italian-American), slang) A fool.
My goddamn son-in-law, my right-hand man, acting like a fucking mameluke in front of all those people.” “Maybe he acted that way on purpose,” Tozzi said, “To make you think he was a mameluke.” “He was a mameluke!”
2014 January 28, Anthony Bruno, Bad Guys:Kabikov: “Hey, I’m setting a mood.” Mad Sal: “I’ll mood you, you mameluke.
2010 June 3, James Ellroy, American Tabloid:“I’m saying there are some asshole cops who take their ‘collar’ out to the desert and bury him. […] There is nothing I would enjoy more than to put that mameluke Mikey Esposito in the ground . . . but that’s not going to happen.”
2021 January 14, Harry Brooks, Nothing Beats Luck:
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(alt-of, rare) Alternative letter-case form of Mameluke.
alt of Mameluke
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mamelukes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
ha'p'orth · sucker · fuckwit · dote · tosser · gig · bozo · meathead · numskull · dolt · bonehead · dipshit · der-brain · not the sharpest knife in the drawer · twerp · sohai · shithead · gink · dingus · muggins · dingleberry · alcatote · fathead · brickhead · Charlie · jolthead · bayard · geck · smooth brain · stupid · dumb fuck · nupson · tosspot · wally · dumbass · dope · slang) · shit for brains · knucklehead · divvo · dirtbrain · plonker · half-baked · moron · prat · goober · wazzock · lamebrain · oaf · clart · doodle · thickhead · chucklehead · schmo · dill pickle · fiddle · Homer Simpson · divvy · dullard · buffoon · softhead · chump · asshat · mug · dunce · pinhead · dipstick · gump · blither · numps · wantwit · nitwit · clown · donk · chowderhead · sot · dummy · nimrod · maroon · berk · dupe · dunderhead · schmuck · div · pillock · imbecile · arsehole · retard · doofus · mong · snapperhead · twat · gowk · nincompoop · ignoramus · gubbins · jerk · gooseberry · dimwit · jamoke · nit · twit · jolterhead · dim bulb · jughead · dork · tool · bobchin · birdbrain · dotterel · tubelight · fenderhead · dumbbell · numpty · yampy · dumbo · asshole · tonto · mushhead · fuzznut · shitwit · jerkoff · mameluke (US (Italian-American) · juggins