Probably. The Collins dictionary suggests it's via Polari argot, from the Italian mancare which has a similar meaning.an seanduine wrote:Without opening a veritable can of PC worms, I have to wonder if ´manky´ doesn´t share some DNA with a french pejorative: Homme manqué?
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Re: The Irish flute: An instrument or o style?
Are we missing something? 
The current colloquial sense is simply "yucky", really.
The current colloquial sense is simply "yucky", really.
I respect people's privilege to hold their beliefs, whatever those may be (within reason), but respect the beliefs themselves? You gotta be kidding!
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Yeah, I understand that. I just go by the assumption that the meaning had changed in the appropriation.jemtheflute wrote:The current colloquial sense is simply "yucky", really.
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Re: The Irish flute: An instrument or o style?
If we're inventing new ones, how about Man(n)ic?Nanohedron wrote:But I think it was more likely he made his choice primarily on its consistency with English, Irish, and Scottish (and no doubt other -ishes as well). Hence, Mannish.
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Oooh. Good one.Peter Duggan wrote:If we're inventing new ones, how about Man(n)ic?Nanohedron wrote:But I think it was more likely he made his choice primarily on its consistency with English, Irish, and Scottish (and no doubt other -ishes as well). Hence, Mannish.
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Re: The Irish flute: An instrument or o style?
Ooh lovely! I like Polari. We get a fair few of our everyday words from Polari; more than people realise.Nanohedron wrote:The Collins dictionary suggests it's via Polari argot, from the Italian mancare which has a similar meaning.