different between merking vs merkin

English

Etymology

From mer- +? king.

Noun

merking (plural merkings)

1. A mermaid king; the king of the merfolk.
   • 2002, Sarah Hines Stephen, Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid: And Other Stories:

     The merking's castle stood in the very deepest spot. The palace walls were made of coral. The roof was oyster shells. And the windows stood open to let the fish swim in and out.

Icelandic

Etymology

From merkja +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?r?ci?k/
• Rhymes: -?r?ci?k

Noun

merking f (genitive singular merkingar, nominative plural merkingar)

1. meaning, sense
2. (uncountable) marking, labelling

Declension

English

Etymology 1

1617, probably a variant form of malkin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??k?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k?n

Noun

merkin (plural merkins)

1. A woman's pubic wig. Worn for nude stage appearances and by women, originally after shaving their pubic hair to eliminate lice or for other reasons, now often as a fashion item.
2. A mop for cleaning cannon.
3. (LGBT, slang) The male counterpart of a beard, a companion to a lesbian to feign her straightness.
   • 1996 Jan 10, Colin Wright, "Tori Spelling & Patrick Muldoon on NBC Movie", alt.showbiz.gossip, Usenet

     Well, I seem to recall Tori and Patrick being seen together, and a reference in People comes to mind, with a photo attached. I'm not for sure that Patrick is completely gay, but he's at least bi according to a person I know with first hand experience. Perhaps we have a dual merkin-beard relationship here, eh?

Translations

See also

• codpiece

Etymology 2

Representing an aphetic pronunciation of American.

Alternative forms

• 'merkin, Merkin, 'Merkin; murkin, 'murkin, Murkin, 'Murkin

Noun

merkin (plural merkins)

1. (Britain, slang, derogatory) An American.

Anagrams

• mirken

Finnish

Noun

merkin

1. Genitive singular form of merkki.

Icelandic

Noun

merkin

1. definite nominative plural of merki
2. definite accusative plural of merki