minnock

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/ˈmɪnək//ˈmɪnɪk/

noun

The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus)

OriginMiddle English *minok ← Old English *mynoc →
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Meanings

minnock1

nounminnock (plural minnocks)

plural minnocks

  1. dialectalThe minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus)

minnock2

nounminnock (plural minnocks)

plural minnocks · alternative minnick · alternative minnik

  1. dialectalOne who acts or speaks with affected nicety; a suck-up.
verbminnock (third-person singular simple present minnocks, present participle minnocking, simple past and past participle minnocked)

present singular third person minnocks · participle present minnocking · participle past minnocked · past minnocked · alternative minnick · alternative minnik

  1. dialectalTo act or speak with affected niceness.
  2. dialectalTo imitate or mimic the behaviour of one's superiors; to ape.
  3. dialectalTo fool or monkey around.

Origin

minnock · noun

  1. Old English*mynoc
  2. Middle English*minok
  3. Englishminnock

From Middle English *minok, from Old English *mynoc, *mynuc, diminutive of myne (“minnow”), equivalent to minnow + -ock (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Scots minnock (“minnow”).

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minnock · noun, verb

  1. Old Norseminni“lesser, smaller”
  2. Old Englishmin“small”
  3. Middle Englishmin
  4. Middle English*minnok
  5. Englishminnock

From Middle English *minnok, diminutive formed from Middle English min, minne (“small, lesser, lower”), from Old English min (“small”) and Old Norse minni (“lesser, smaller”). Equivalent to min + -ock (diminutive suffix).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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