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mank en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæŋk/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈmæŋk] without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋk] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From Middle English manken, from Old English *mancian, bemancian (“to maim, mutilate”), of obscure origin. Cognate with Middle Low German mank (“lame, defective”), Dutch mank (“lame, defective”), and Middle High German manc (“lack, defect”). Perhaps from Latin mancus (“maimed, crippled, frail, incomplete”), from Proto-Indo-European *mank-, *menk- (“maimed, mutilation, torment”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To mutilate.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
manking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
manked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
manked Tense=Past lexicographic
manks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

mangle

mank en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæŋk/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈmæŋk] without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋk] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above.

Meanings

  1. (UK, not-comparable, slang) Disgusting, repulsive.
    • When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank.
  2. (not-comparable, qualifier:Antarctica, slang) Synonym of manky (“being or having bad weather”).
    • Antarctica can be dingle, with clear skies, or mank, with nothing of the sort. 1978, Anthony Smith, Wilderness, page 40:
    • This typical 'mank' weather does not stop fur seal pups from exploring. 1983, Portrait of Antarctica, page 154:

Synonyms

minging · manky · ming · manky

mank en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmæŋk/ without æ-raising
  • [ˈmæŋk] without æ-raising
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˈmɛ̃ŋk] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈmeɪ̯ŋk/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈmeɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈmɛ̃ŋk/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

Via Polari, from Italian mancare (“to be lacking”), from Latin mancus (“maimed”). See above.

Meanings

  1. (UK, slang, uncountable) Something that is disgusting or manky.
    • The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.