Mucke

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See also: mucke and Mücke

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʊkə/
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Etymology 1

Perhaps from mucken.

Noun

Mucke f (genitive Mucke, plural Mucken)

  1. quirk, flaw
    Synonyms: Macke, Marotte, Tick
    die Mucken austreiben(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Etymology 2

Noun

Mucke f (genitive Mucke, plural Mucken)

  1. (colloquial) music
    • 2019, Davide Bortot, Jan Wehn, quoting Flipstar, Könnt ihr uns hören?: Eine Oral History des deutschen Rap, Ullstein, →ISBN:
      Da war einfach geile Mucke, die den Deutschrap zu der Zeit geprägt hat. Man wollte sich vielleicht auch von diesem alten Deutschrap-Klischee abgrenzen und versuchen, eine neue Haltung zu entwickeln.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (slang, music) a gig or performance of a musician to gain secondary income
    Synonym: Gig
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Etymology 3

The u is due to Upper German umlaut hindrance before a velar geminate; cf. e.g. Bavarian zruck for zurück.

Noun

Mucke f (genitive Mucke, plural Mucken)

  1. (Southern Germany) Archaic form of Mücke.
    • 1784, Friedrich Schiller, Kabale und Liebe [Intrigue and Love], 1. Akt, 1. Szene:
      Da saugt mir das Mädel—weiß Gott, was als für?—überhimmlische Alfanzereien ein, das läuft dann wie spanische Mucken ins Blut und wirft mir die Handvoll Christenthum noch gar auseinander, die der Vater mit knapper Noth soso noch zusammenhielt.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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