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marlock

noun
/ˈmɑː.lək/UK/ˈmɑɹ.lək/US

Etymology

From Nyunga marlok.

Definitions

  1. A prank

    A prank; a practical joke.

    • Jack, my cousin, used to play off all sorts of marlocks with Terpsy; but she were werry good-tempered.
    • He played moore nor one marlock o' th' same mak afore we'd getten through th' first day, who aw began thinkin he were carryin on to smother his feelins an' keep his full heart fro runnin o'er.

  2. A frolic.

  3. A playful gesture.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A flirtatious glance.

    2. Any of various small eucalypts of southwest Australia.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA