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ancymon

Pronunciation: /anˈt͡sɘ.mɔn/

“ancymon” is a Polish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rascal (someone who misbehaves)

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a clipping of malimończyk, marymontczyk (“student/professor/baked good from Marymont”), itself probably from French Mariemont (“Mount Mary”), where the element was influenced by a dialectal pronunciation of the prefix anty- (dialectally ancy-), which often has a negative connotation, with sound changes being marymontczyk > marymon > ancymon. First attested in 1914. Compare…

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