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mop

Pronunciation: /mɔp/

“mop” is a Dutch word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a joke, jest
  2. a tune, melody
  3. a type of cookie
  4. a woman or girl
  5. a brick
  6. a mop (an implement for washing floors, etc.)

Etymology

The now-obsolete sense brick, attested from the 17th century, appears to be the oldest, with the sense cookie following in the 18th century. The exact relationship between the various later senses is unclear. The ultimate origin is unclear, but possibly corrupted from mok (“mug, cup”).

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