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 .]
maffick (ˈmæfɪk ) vb (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
maf•fick (ˈmæf ɪk) v.i. to celebrate with extravagant demonstrations.
[1900; from
Mafikeng , taken as v. +
-ing 1 ; from the joyous celebration of the relief of the besieged city]
maf′fick•er, n.
maffick Past participle: maffickedGerund: maffickingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional 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