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mafficking

mafficking noun: extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.

Noun

mafficking (countable and uncountable, plural maffickings)

  1. (dated) Extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.

Forms of mafficking

pluralmaffickings

Origin of mafficking

From Mafeking (now known as Mahikeng), a city in South Africa. After the Siege of Mafeking was lifted in 1900, there were immense celebrations in Britain; the word mafficking was used to describe these celebrations.

Questions about mafficking

What does mafficking mean?
Mafficking means extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.
What part of speech is mafficking?
Mafficking is a noun.
What is the plural of mafficking?
The plural of mafficking is maffickings.

Words near mafficking in the dictionary

  1. maffias
  2. maffick
  3. mafficked
  4. mafficker
  5. maffickers
  6. mafficking
  7. maffickings
  8. mafficks
  9. maffioso
  10. maffle
  11. maffled

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