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malkin

[ maw-kin, mawl-, mal- ]

noun

British Dialect.
  1. an untidy woman; slattern.
  2. a scarecrow, ragged puppet, or grotesque effigy.
  3. a mop, especially one made from a bundle of rags and used to clean out a baker's oven.
  4. a cat.
  5. a hare.


malkin

/ ˈmÉ”Ëkɪn; ˈmÉ”Ël-; ˈmæl- /

noun

  1. an archaic or dialect name for a cat 1 Compare grimalkin
  2. a variant of mawkin
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Origin of malkin1

1200–50; Middle English: literally, little Molly, equivalent to Mal, variant of Molly Mary + -kin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of malkin1

C13: diminutive of Maud
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“It doesn’t work,†said Elisabeth Malkin, deputy program director for Latin America at the International Crisis Group.

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“It basically sends a message that these organizations present a threat to the United States,†Malkin said.

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Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin score milestone goals to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-1 win, ending the Kings’ nine-game home win streak.

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Aside from the early success, it could be argued that Bylsma failed to maximize the primes of Pittsburgh stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Malkin.

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Harvard Medical School lecturer Dr. Craig Malkin, a clinical psychologist and author, told Salon that "narcissism" itself is not an official diagnosis and never has been, but is rather a "trait" defined as "a pervasive universal human tendency called 'self-enhancement'" or "the drive to feel special — to stand out from the other nearly 8 billion people on the planet in some way."

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