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单词 mallemaroking
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mallemarokingn.

Brit. /ˌmaləməˈrəʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌmæləməˈroʊkɪŋ/
Forms: 1800s mallemuching, 1800s– mallemaroking.
Origin: A borrowing from Dutch, combined with an English element. Etymons: Dutch mallemerok , -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < Dutch mallemerok silly woman, fool ( < mal foolish, silly, mad (see mally adj.) + merok , marok , marot fool < French marotte marotte n.) + -ing suffix1.
Nautical. rare.
The boisterous and drunken exchange of hospitality between sailors in extreme northern waters.
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1812 W. Scoresby Jrnl. 30 June in C. I. Jackson Arctic Whaling Jrnls. (2003) I. 111 Bear away again run 73° or 74 of Lat and then have another visit or Mallemuching as it is termed by the Fishers.
1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Mallemaroking, the visiting and carousing of seamen in the Greenland ships.
1994 Guardian 28 July i. 22/7 She had just crossed the Arctic Circle, the captain reported, and indeed he had to cut short the communication ‘due to an outbreak of mallemaroking among the crew’.
2006 J. J. Long in K. Kohl & R. Robertson Hist. Austrian Lit. x. 243 Out of loyalty to Emperor Franz Joseph..they even indulge in some muted mallemaroking to celebrate the Emperor's birthday.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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