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macocious

macocious adjective: nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.

Adjective

macocious (comparative more macocious, superlative most macocious)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago) Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.
    • Trouble is your speciality. All you can do is maco other people business and hurt them. You is one damn macotious bitch.2020, Monique Roffey, The Mermaid of Black Conch, New York: Random House, published 2021

Forms of macocious

comparativemore macocious
superlativemost macocious
alternative formmaccocious
alternative formmacotious

Origin of macocious

From Caribbean English maco (“overly inquisitive person; to pry into the affairs of others”) from Antillean Creole makomè (“one's child's godmother / one's godchild's mother; gossip; effeminate man”) from French ma commère.

Questions about macocious

What does macocious mean?
Macocious means nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.
What part of speech is macocious?
Macocious is an adjective.

Words near macocious in the dictionary

  1. MacNeicean
  2. MacNeven
  3. MacNiven
  4. MacNutt
  5. maco
  6. macocious
  7. macock
  8. macocks
  9. macoilin
  10. macoilins
  11. Macolyte

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