muckerishadj.
/ˈmʌk(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈməkərɪʃ/ U.S. University slang. rare.
Unsportsmanlike. Cf. mucker n.1 3b.
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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adjective] > other attributes
scienced1818
starting1855
international1866
all-American1887
unmarked1890
fouled1898
muckerish1900
power1932
playmaking1933
open1937
wild card1940
wide-body1986
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lout or boor > [adjective]
carterly1519
loutisha1556
carterlike1561
loutlike1567
swaddish1593
tartarous1602
cluster-fisted1611
cloddish1844
yahooish1885
muckerish1900
Neanderthal1928
1900 Outing 36 207/1 Baseball appears to bring muckerish tendencies to the surface.
1904 Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 4 June 6 If a player on the opponent's side happened to make a muff or misplay, cheering by the side benefited was.., in the elegant language of the campus, ‘muckerish’.
Derivatives
ˈmuckerishly adv.
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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [adverb] > in an unsportmanslike manner
muckerishly1906
society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > lout or boor > [adverb]
carterly1556
carterlike1561
loutishly1580
muckerishly1906
1906 Outing Jan. 494/1 This year there was caterwauling and shouting by cadets individually and muckerishly that was so unusual and unpleasant as to make one discredit one's ears.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1900