mallemuck

noun

mal·​le·​muck

ˈmaləˌmək

variants or less commonly mollemock

ˈmäləˌmäk

or mollymawk

ˈmälēˌmȯk

plural -s

: one of several large oceanic birds (as the fulmar or petrel)

Word History

Etymology

Dutch mallemuk, mallemok, from mal silly (from Middle Dutch) + mok gull; akin to Middle Low German mal silly and to Old Norse mār gull

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