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marmalize, v. Brit. slang.|ˈmɑːməlaɪz|
[Of uncertain origin: perh. fanciful blend of marmalade n. and pulverize v.]
trans. To thrash; to crush or destroy. Also fig., to defeat decisively.
1966F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 73 I'll marmalise yer. 1980‘J. Gash’ Spend Game xvi. 160 They are real aggro men who'll marmalize anybody for a few quid. 1989Victor 14 Oct. 18/2 ‘I'll marmalize you, moggie!’ ‘I'll pulverize you, pooch!’ 1993Sunday Times 5 Dec. viii. 16/1 It was..a complicated allegation... ‘How will you deal with it?’... ‘In the words of Ken Dodd, our great national comedian, I shall marmalise 'em.’ |