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語源 1

From 中期英語 manken, from 古期英語 *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”).

動詞

mank (third-person singular simple present manks, present participle manking, simple past and past participle manked)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To mutilate.

関連する語

• mangle

語源 2

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

形容詞

mank (not comparable)

1. (British, slang, originally Polari) Disgusting, repulsive.

   Synonyms: (slang) manky, (slang) ming, (slang) minging

   When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank.

2. (Antarctica, slang) Synonym of manky (“being or having bad weather”).
   • 1978, Anthony Smith, Wilderness, page 40:

     Antarctica can be dingle, with clear skies, or mank, with nothing of the sort.

   • 1983, Portrait of Antarctica, page 154:

     This typical 'mank' weather does not stop fur seal pups from exploring.

名詞

mank (uncountable)

1. (British, slang, originally Polari) Something that is disgusting or manky.

   The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.