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- /mˈɔːki/
- /mˈɔːki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /mˈɔːki/
Definitions of mawky word
- noun mawky (Northern England, Appalachia) maggoty, full of maggots. 1
- adjective mawky nauseating, or falsely sentimental 0
- adjective mawky relating to, resembling, or ridden with maggots 0
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Parts of speech for Mawky
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mawky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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