minnock

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus) dialectal
  2. One who acts or speaks with affected nicety; a suck-up. dialectal
动词 v.
  1. To act or speak with affected niceness. dialectal
  2. To imitate or mimic the behaviour of one's superiors; to ape. dialectal
  3. To fool or monkey around. dialectal

词形变化

minnocks plural minnocks plural minnick alternative minnik alternative minnocks present,singular,third-person minnocking participle,present minnocked participle,past minnocked past minnick alternative minnik alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”).
词源 2
From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix).
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