Politics in the Zeros

Word of the Day - Malkin

Mon Jan 8 2007 7:59 am
by Bob Morris.

From the Wordsmith listserv

malkin (MO-kin, MAL-kin) noun

1. An untidy woman; a slattern.

2. A scarecrow or a grotesque effigy.

A related word is grimalkin, referring to an old female cat
or an ill-tempered old woman.

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One Comment

  1. Joe Hartley says:
    January 9, 2007 at 10:10 am

    Do they have one for “Coulter”?

    Reply

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