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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Malarkey #7927 10/15/2000 12:37 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1 frlax stranger frlax stranger Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1 Does anyone know the derivation of the word malarky(malarkey)? Or for that matter, does anyone know why a bunch of it is considered so reprehensible? Newbs Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Malarkey #7928 10/15/2000 1:55 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Hi frlax Here's what a quick search using Google yielded for me: Mike and Melanie’s weekly etymological webzine: http://www.takeourword.com/et_k-m.html#malarky The Word Detective archive of questions previously answered (or attempted!): http://www.word-detective.com/back-f.html#malarkey bibliography to search for more details: http://angli02.kgw.tuberlin.de/lexicography/data/slang09.htm Hope you enjoy the board, and feedback if you find anything interesting about this or any other old malarkey Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,463 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 6 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,272 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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