málþóf

Icelandic

[ˈmaulθouːv]

noun
Definitions
  • filibuster, the use of delaying tactics in politics

Etymology

Affix from Icelandic mál (language, speech, time, matter, measurement, affairs, issue, matters, meal, affair) + Icelandic þóf.

Origin

Icelandic

þóf

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