maffick

maf·fick

(măf′ĭk)

intr.v. maf·ficked, maf·fick·ing, maf·ficks Chiefly British

To rejoice or celebrate with boisterous public demonstrations.

[After Mafeking, South Africa, town with a British garrison besieged for 217 days during the Boer War whose relief (May 17, 1900) was celebrated in London.]

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maffick

(ˈmæfɪk)

(intr) archaic Brit to celebrate extravagantly and publicly

[C20: back formation from Mafeking (now Mafikeng), from the rejoicings at the relief of the siege there in 1900]

ˈmafficker n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

maf•fick

(ˈmæf ɪk)

v.i.

to celebrate with extravagant demonstrations.

[1900; from Mafikeng, taken as v. + -ing¹; from the joyous celebration of the relief of the besieged city]

maf′fick•er, n.

maffick

Past participle: mafficked
Gerund: mafficking

Imperative
maffick
maffick

Present
I maffick
you maffick
he/she/it mafficks
we maffick
you maffick
they maffick

Preterite
I mafficked
you mafficked
he/she/it mafficked
we mafficked
you mafficked
they mafficked

Present Continuous
I am mafficking
you are mafficking
he/she/it is mafficking
we are mafficking
you are mafficking
they are mafficking

Present Perfect
I have mafficked
you have mafficked
he/she/it has mafficked
we have mafficked
you have mafficked
they have mafficked

Past Continuous
I was mafficking
you were mafficking
he/she/it was mafficking
we were mafficking
you were mafficking
they were mafficking

Past Perfect
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

Future Continuous
I will be mafficking
you will be mafficking
he/she/it will be mafficking
we will be mafficking
you will be mafficking
they will be mafficking

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been mafficking
you have been mafficking
he/she/it has been mafficking
we have been mafficking
you have been mafficking
they have been mafficking

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been mafficking
you will have been mafficking
he/she/it will have been mafficking
we will have been mafficking
you will have been mafficking
they will have been mafficking

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been mafficking
you had been mafficking
he/she/it had been mafficking
we had been mafficking
you had been mafficking
they had been mafficking

Conditional
I would maffick
you would maffick
he/she/it would maffick
we would maffick
you would maffick
they would maffick

Past Conditional
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

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

References in periodicals archive ?

The pages removed by Facebook are run by Maffick Media based in Berlin, Germany.

(https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/15/tech/russia-facebook-viral-videos/index.html) Maffick Media isn't registered in the U.S.

As expected, (http://maffick.media/) Maffick Media blasted Facebook's closure of its pages and Facebook's policies as "new McCarthyism." For its part, RT said Maffick was singled out for the sole reason that Russia is supporting the firm.

RT claims no official requests to explain the websites were filed with Maffick Media.

RT blames CNN for this controversy engulfing itself and Maffick Media.

CNN also said Maffick Media is "mostly owned" by Ruptly (a subsidiary of RT) "and is thus in the Kremlin's back pocket."

Russian Media Slams Facebook For Suspending Anti-US Viral Video Channels

On the celebration front the town was decorated with illuminations and the Examiner reported: "The rain during the morning and afternoon of VE Day at one time threatened to mar the proceedings but happily it cleared in the early evening and the people turned out in their thousands to see the illuminations and to maffick a little.

Tonight we're going to; Stillness .. then town went wild

The next event will feature Maffick director and lead consultant Belina Raffy, as well as improvisation expert Paul Z Jackson.

Farmer hoping his fungi business will mushroom

He will be showing entrepreneurs how to fine-tune their pitches at a Newcastle Science City workshop, called Building Business Success Stories, at Time Central on March 16 and 17, alongside improvisation expert Belina Raffy from innovation consultants Maffick. Regional experts from Sphera Consulting, RMT, BHP Law and Murgitroyd and Company will also be providing advice in getting an idea market-ready.

Presentation course offers tips for that perfect pitch

Bringing a new music hall song: 'Mother, may I go and maffick, run about and hinder traffic?'

Patriotic display at relief of Mafeking

"We wanted to deliver an original event to help them on their entrepreneurial journey and are confident that the chosen team will provide an innovative and thought provoking workshop." Among the experts attending the event will be Belina Raffy, director of Maffick Ltd and a guest lecturer at the prestigious Cranfield School of Management.