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dreck

English

Alternative forms

  • drek

Etymology

From Yiddish ????? (drek, “dirt, crap”), from Middle High German drek, from Old High German *threc (in m?sthrec), from Proto-West Germanic *þraki, from Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter?-, *(s)ter?-, *(s)tre?- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”). Compare Dutch drek (“dung; semi-liquid filth; mud”), German Dreck (“dirt; filth”), Latin stercus (“dung, manure”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: dr?k, IPA(key): /d??k/
  • Rhymes: -?k

Noun

dreck (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Trash; worthless merchandise.
    Synonyms: crap, junk, trash; see also Thesaurus:trash

Derived terms

  • dreckish
  • drecky

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mulm

English

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

mulm (uncountable)

  1. The sludge that collects at the bottom (or walls) of an aquarium, consisting of fish excrement, decaying plant matter, and other assorted detritus

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

mulm n (definite singular mulmet, indefinite plural mulm, definite plural mulma or mulmene)

  1. darkness, gloom

References

  • “mulm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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