meuchlings

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German

Etymology

Middle High German miuchelingen, compare meucheln (to assassinate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔʏ̯çlɪŋs/
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  • Hyphenation: meuch‧lings

Adverb

meuchlings

  1. underhandedly, dastardly
    Synonyms: hinterhältig, hinterrücks, rücklings
    • (Can we date this quote?), Erich Mühsam, chapter 3, in Tagebücher 1910-1924, published 1994, →ISBN:
      Schließlich stellte ich Gross eines Tages darauf und erklärte ihm, ich könne mich gegen Mord nicht schützen, man solle aber so anständig sein, ihn nicht meuchlings zu begehen.
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