| 释义 |
maf·fick
\ˈmafik, -fēk, esp in pres part -fək\ intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from Mafeking, town in Union of So. Africa (used attrib. in such phrases as Mafeking night), site of a siege by the Boers during the Boer war that was relieved by British troops on May 17, 1900; from the rejoicing that the lifting of the siege caused in England
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicings and hilarious behavior
< the reaction to better news caused a mafficking such as has rarely been seen — Nancy Mitford > |