mal·le·muck \ˈmaləˌmək\noun alsomol·le·mock\ˈmäləˌmäk\; ormol·ly·mawk\ˈmälēˌmȯk\ (-s) Etymology: Dutch mallemuk, mallemok, from mal silly (from Middle Dutch) + mok gull; akin to Middle Low German mal silly and to Old Norse mār gull — more at mew : one of several large oceanic birds (as the fulmar or petrel)