mud

English

/mʌd/

noun
Definitions
  • A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
  • A plaster-like mixture used to texture or smooth drywall.
  • (construction industry slang) Wet concrete as it is being mixed, delivered and poured.
  • (figuratively) Willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims, notably between political opponents.
  • (slang) Money, dough, especially when proceeding from dirty business.
  • (gay sex) Stool that is exposed as a result of anal sex.
  • (geology) A particle less than 62.5 microns in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  • (slang) A black person.
  • drilling Drilling fluid.
  • (slang) Coffee.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English mud derived from Middle Dutch mod derived from Middle Low German mudde derived from Proto-Germanic *mud- derived from Proto-Indo-European *mū- (midge, fly, lips, muzzle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mū-

Gloss

midge, fly, lips, muzzle

Concept
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