mucheeadj.adv.
/ˈmʌtʃi/, U.S. /ˈmətʃi/ colloquial. Now usually offensive.
Much. Also as adv. (modifying an adjective): very.Used chiefly in humorous imitation of speakers (esp. Chinese) of pidgin English, or (derogatorily) in addressing such speakers.
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the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > much/a great amount/quantity of
mickleeOE
muchc1200
greata1325
felea1400
muchee1722
queer1865
lotta1870
mucho1870
lotsa1890
1722 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack 174 He..made Signs, that he was muchee sorree, as he call'd it.
1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 175 Man do muchee better Work, but they tell us no Mercee.
1876 C. G. Leland Pidgin-Eng. Sing-Song 36 T'hey make muchee bobbely—too muchee clowd aloun', T'hey wantchee muchee bad one tim to chin-chin Captain Bloun.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 439 Him makee velly muchee fine night.
1977 ‘J. le Carré’ Honourable Schoolboy i. 23 Bring me a cold beer... Muchee coldee. Chop chop.
2001 Times (Los Angeles) (Nexis) 28 Jan. 53 ‘I'm top guide here,’ he singsongs in pidgin English. ‘Allaw week Chinee New Year. Sssssshhh Boom! Muchee muchie firey crackee!’
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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