Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to maffick
Participle: mafficked
Gerund: mafficking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | maffick |
| you | maffick |
| he;she;it | mafficks |
| we | maffick |
| you | maffick |
| they | maffick |
Perfect
| I | have mafficked |
| you | have mafficked |
| he;she;it | has mafficked |
| we | have mafficked |
| you | have mafficked |
| they | have mafficked |
Past
| I | mafficked |
| you | mafficked |
| he;she;it | mafficked |
| we | mafficked |
| you | mafficked |
| they | mafficked |
Pluperfect
| I | had mafficked |
| you | had mafficked |
| he;she;it | had mafficked |
| we | had mafficked |
| you | had mafficked |
| they | had mafficked |
Future
| I | will maffick |
| you | will maffick |
| he;she;it | will maffick |
| we | will maffick |
| you | will maffick |
| they | will maffick |
Future Perfect
| I | will have mafficked |
| you | will have mafficked |
| he;she;it | will have mafficked |
| we | will have mafficked |
| you | will have mafficked |
| they | will have mafficked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | maffick |
| you | maffick |
| he;she;it | maffick |
| we | maffick |
| you | maffick |
| they | maffick |
Perfect
| I | have mafficked |
| you | have mafficked |
| he;she;it | have mafficked |
| we | have mafficked |
| you | have mafficked |
| they | have mafficked |
Imperfect
| I | mafficked |
| you | mafficked |
| he;she;it | mafficked |
| we | mafficked |
| you | mafficked |
| they | mafficked |
Pluperfect
| I | had mafficked |
| you | had mafficked |
| he;she;it | had mafficked |
| we | had mafficked |
| you | had mafficked |
| they | had mafficked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would maffick |
| you | would maffick |
| he;she;it | would maffick |
| we | would maffick |
| you | would maffick |
| they | would maffick |
Perfect
| I | would have mafficked |
| you | would have mafficked |
| he;she;it | would have mafficked |
| we | would have mafficked |
| you | would have mafficked |
| they | would have mafficked |
Imperative
| you | maffick |
| we | Let's maffick |
| you | maffick |
Verbs conjugated like 'maffick'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'maffick'
traffick,
affect,
affile,
affine,
affirm,
affix,
afflict,
flick,
mack,
maffle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Back-formation from Mafeking, humorously treated as if it were a present participle (mafficking), from the celebrations in London after the relief of Mafeking during the Boer War.
Sample Sentences
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[…] we crown our work by putting into our children’s hands a book that reeks of Jingoism, Imperialism, and Patriotism; that “mafficks” on every other page, that sings the glories of all the ruffianly kings who bore rule in the Dark Ages, and never fails to applaud their most disreputable military adventures! [1906, Arthur Machen, chapter 5, in Dr. Stiggins: His Views and Principles, London: Francis Griffiths, page 116:]
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[…] father has given a day from business, mother has helped, even those shiny-headed nuts, the sons, have condescended to assist, and now villadom, feeling a little safer, is ready with the dinner-bell, its characteristic instrument of music, to maffick at the victories it has done its best to spoil. [1914, H. G. Wells, chapter 3, in The War That Will End War, London: F. & C. Palmer, page 22:]
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“[…] but if to be foreign is to be mad, I think I’d rather be English.”
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“There!” cried Miss Haymer. “That’s typical! Pure jingoism, Connie! You can’t maffick under my roof! […]” [1932, William Plomer, chapter 14, in The Case Is Altered, London: Chatto & Windus, published 1970, pages 242–243:]