malarky

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Definition of malarky

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative spelling of malarkey.
    “'Smuggling,' she said. 'has a fine romantic ring about it—once aboard the lugger, you heave ho and all that kind of malarky. [...]'”
    “There's mischiefs and malarkies / But no queers, or yids, or darkies. / Within this bastard's carnival, / This vicious cabaret!”
    “A company that makes a fetish of never exceeding the budget invites game-playing and other malarky. It is easy to forget the obvious: that it involves no skill to come in on time and under budget if the schedule and budget are generous enough.”
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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative spelling of malarkey.
    “'Smuggling,' she said. 'has a fine romantic ring about it—once aboard the lugger, you heave ho and all that kind of malarky. [...]'”
    “There's mischiefs and malarkies / But no queers, or yids, or darkies. / Within this bastard's carnival, / This vicious cabaret!”
    “A company that makes a fetish of never exceeding the budget invites game-playing and other malarky. It is easy to forget the obvious: that it involves no skill to come in on time and under budget if the schedule and budget are generous enough.”

name

  1. A surname from Irish.

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Etymology

Variant of Mullarkey.

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