mafficking

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noun

Extravagant rejoicings of a multitude.

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Meanings

nounmafficking (countable and uncountable, plural maffickings)

plural maffickings

  1. countabledateduncountableExtravagant rejoicings of a multitude.

Origin

From Mafeking (now known as Mahikeng), a city in South Africa. After the Siege of Mafeking was lifted in 1900, there were immense celebrations in Britain; the word mafficking was used to describe these celebrations.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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