mullarkey

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

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Meanings

mullarkey1

nounmullarkey (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of malarkey.

    Hey, he's a really nice guy. Really nice. And on top of it all he's getting away with this writing mullarkey.

    2003, Rohan Candappa, “About the Author (And Why You should Buy More of His Books)”, in University Challenged: The Unofficial Student Guide, London: Ebury Press, →ISBN; republished London: Ebury Digital, 2010, →ISBN
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    Look, the quare fellow’s got to be buried in the morning, whether we like it or not, so cut the mullarkey and get back to work.

    1956, Brendan Behan, The Quare Fellow, page 60

    This book isn't about the application process itself – how best to complete your UCAS form, what the codes are for exam awarding bodies, what to say in interviews and all that mullarkey.

    2004, Johnny Rich, “The Application Process”, in Ruth Bushi, editor, The Push Guide to Choosing a University, 2nd edition, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire: Nelson Thornes, →ISBN, page 68

Mullarkey2

proper nounMullarkey (plural Mullarkeys)

plural Mullarkeys · alternative Malarky

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Maoilearca“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc”
  2. EnglishMullarkey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilearca (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Earc”), perhaps a byname from earc (“newt”).

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APA

mullarkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mullarkey

MLA

“mullarkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mullarkey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mullarkey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mullarkey.

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