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

His scapegoats then, as now, were the United States and Europe, which he blamed for mucking about in his backyard.

From The Daily Beast

The challenge in Libya is how to do that, without mucking up the whole reason to have a U.S. presence in the first place.

From The Daily Beast

The Senate Finance Committee has rolled up its sleeves this week, and is mucking about in the fine print of amendments.

From The Daily Beast

Did you consult study any guides as you were mucking your way through?

From The Daily Beast

Roving and changing and mucking about in crowds—no; I was fed up with that when he sent me away to school.

From Project Gutenberg

Look at your watch again and curse the mucking hombre de negocios who's holding up your big deal.

From Project Gutenberg

I took no more trouble than to turn my back on Grimalson, who was arguing that all this water was mucking the dry provisions.

From Project Gutenberg

When mucking by hand, the mucking gangs consisted of from 15 to 20 men.

From Project Gutenberg

But what's the good of my mucking about in a filthy uniform?

From Project Gutenberg