mucking

[muhk-ing]

adjective

British Slang.

1. damned.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucking¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; muck + -ing ²

Example Sentences

"There are consequences, we are not mucking around now," he said.

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Whittaker says he first injured his teeth when he was 19 and "young and dumb" and "mucking around on the town".

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As Ms Hall was busy draining off the pasta in the sink, her partner of 27 years and their daughter were "mucking about by the back door".

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Vickers had claimed the fatal injury was caused accidentally while they were "mucking about", but jurors at Teesside Crown Court found him guilty of murder with a majority verdict.

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“People should prepare for really the worst-case scenario,” Kittell said, where heavy rainfall could send mud and debris sliding off hillsides, mucking up roads and possibly colliding into homes and other structures.

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