mamaguyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmaməɡʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmæməˌɡaɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈmamaˌɡai/, /ˈmamʌˌɡai/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mamaguy v.

Etymology: < mamaguy v.

Grenada, Trinidad, and Tobago.

A. n.

Deception; insincere flattery.

ΚΠ

1971 Caribbean Q. 17 ii. 36 Don't come with that mamaguy.

2015 CANA News (Nexis) 21 Apr. The solution is for the Prime Minister to stop the mamaguy and call elections now.

B. adj.

Deceitful; characterized by deception or insincere flattery.

ΚΠ

1973 E. A. Markham in J. Vinson Contemp. Dramatists 518 Ram is a richly and accurately observed character and is able to suggest..the mamaguy trickster of the Freddie Kassoon type of hero.

2011 BBC Worldwide Monitoring Lat. Amer. (Nexis) 11 Nov. Action has to replace ole talk and mamaguy statements.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mamaguyv.

Brit.

/ˈmaməɡʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈmæməˌɡaɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈmamaˌɡai/, /ˈmamʌˌɡai/

Forms: 1900s– mamagai, 1900s– mamaguile, 1900s– mamaguy, 1900s– mamaguey.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish mamar gallo.

Etymology: < South American Spanish mamar gallo to tease, to mock (apparently originally with reference to the birds used in cockfighting) (1937 or earlier; also with definite article mamar el gallo (1912 or earlier)) < mamar to suck, to suckle (13th cent.; < classical Latin mammāre < mamma breast: see mamma n.) + gallo cockerel, rooster (see gayelle n.).Earlier currency of the South American Spanish verb phrase is implied by mamador de gallo person who teases (1893 or earlier). In the form mamaguile apparently showing folk-etymological alteration of the final syllable after guile v.

Grenada, Trinidad, and Tobago.

transitive. To try to deceive or mislead (someone), esp. by means of flattery; (also) to tease, make fun of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > beguile, cajole [verb (transitive)]

bicharrea1100

fodea1375

begoc1380

inveiglea1513

to hold in halsc1560

to get within ——1572

cajole1645

to cajole with1665

butter1725

veigle1745

flummer1764

to get round ——1780

to come round ——1784

to get around ——1803

flatter-blind1818

salve1825

to come about1829

round1854

canoodle1864

moody1934

fanny1938

cosy1939

mamaguy1939

snow1943

snow-job1962

1939 ‘The Growler’ Police Diplomacy (transcribed from song) in Roosevelt in Trinidad: Calypsos, 1933–9 (1999) Mamaguy a girl, whenever in their arms Expressing all they romantic charms.

1988 M. Matura Playboy W. Indies 48 She cooking a goat and mamaguying poor Stanley.

2003 K. Kwei-Armah Elmina's Kitchen ii. iii. 78 Don't mamaguy me, Clifton. Your money ran dry.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mamaguy
释义	mamaguyn.adj. Brit. /ˈmaməɡʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmæməˌɡaɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈmamaˌɡai/, /ˈmamʌˌɡai/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mamaguy v. Etymology: < mamaguy v. Grenada, Trinidad, and Tobago. A. n. Deception; insincere flattery. ΚΠ 1971 Caribbean Q. 17 ii. 36 Don't come with that mamaguy. 2015 CANA News (Nexis) 21 Apr. The solution is for the Prime Minister to stop the mamaguy and call elections now. B. adj. Deceitful; characterized by deception or insincere flattery. ΚΠ 1973 E. A. Markham in J. Vinson Contemp. Dramatists 518 Ram is a richly and accurately observed character and is able to suggest..the mamaguy trickster of the Freddie Kassoon type of hero. 2011 BBC Worldwide Monitoring Lat. Amer. (Nexis) 11 Nov. Action has to replace ole talk and mamaguy statements. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mamaguyv. Brit. /ˈmaməɡʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈmæməˌɡaɪ/, Caribbean English /ˈmamaˌɡai/, /ˈmamʌˌɡai/ Forms: 1900s– mamagai, 1900s– mamaguile, 1900s– mamaguy, 1900s– mamaguey. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish mamar gallo. Etymology: < South American Spanish mamar gallo to tease, to mock (apparently originally with reference to the birds used in cockfighting) (1937 or earlier; also with definite article mamar el gallo (1912 or earlier)) < mamar to suck, to suckle (13th cent.; < classical Latin mammāre < mamma breast: see mamma n.) + gallo cockerel, rooster (see gayelle n.).Earlier currency of the South American Spanish verb phrase is implied by mamador de gallo person who teases (1893 or earlier). In the form mamaguile apparently showing folk-etymological alteration of the final syllable after guile v. Grenada, Trinidad, and Tobago. transitive. To try to deceive or mislead (someone), esp. by means of flattery; (also) to tease, make fun of. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > speech intended to deceive > beguile, cajole [verb (transitive)] bicharrea1100 fodea1375 begoc1380 inveiglea1513 to hold in halsc1560 to get within ——1572 cajole1645 to cajole with1665 butter1725 veigle1745 flummer1764 to get round ——1780 to come round ——1784 to get around ——1803 flatter-blind1818 salve1825 to come about1829 round1854 canoodle1864 moody1934 fanny1938 cosy1939 mamaguy1939 snow1943 snow-job1962 1939 ‘The Growler’ Police Diplomacy (transcribed from song) in Roosevelt in Trinidad: Calypsos, 1933–9 (1999) Mamaguy a girl, whenever in their arms Expressing all they romantic charms. 1988 M. Matura Playboy W. Indies 48 She cooking a goat and mamaguying poor Stanley. 2003 K. Kwei-Armah Elmina's Kitchen ii. iii. 78 Don't mamaguy me, Clifton. Your money ran dry. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1971v.1939
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