marv
English
Etymology
Clipping of marvellous.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)v
Adjective
marv
- (colloquial) Marvellous, fantastic.
- 1966, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 5, in The Crying of Lot 49, New York: Bantam Books, published 1976, →ISBN, page 102:
- “How's it going?” the cop inquired. “Just marv,” said Oedipa. “I'll let you know if it's hopeless.”
Anagrams
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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse mergr, from Proto-Germanic *mazgą.
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