What does minnock mean?
Minnock means (dialectal) The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus).
Minnock
/ˈmɪnək/ · noun
Meaning
(dialectal) The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus).
Definitions by Sense
- (dialectal) The minnow (genus Leuciscus or Phoxinus)
- (dialectal) One who acts or speaks with affected nicety; a suck-up.
- (dialectal) To act or speak with affected niceness.
- (dialectal) To imitate or mimic the behaviour of one's superiors; to ape.
- (dialectal) To fool or monkey around.
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Word Forms
- minnocks
- minnick
- minnik
- minnocking
- minnocked
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