Words beginning with "M" from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Alphabetical Entries Beginning With M

maconha n. (30 Apr 2004)

Madibaland n. (25 Nov 2004)

magalog n. (17 May 2004)

magic Negro n. (3 Oct 2007)

mahoff n. (21 Jan 2005)

mahogany reef n. (7 Apr 2005)

mail it in v. phr. (13 Jan 2006)

make (one’s) bones v. (13 Jan 2005)

make it rain v. phr. (27 Aug 2007)

mama put n. (25 May 2004)

man-dress n. (20 Dec 2005)

mangal n. (30 Apr 2004)

marbit n. (21 Mar 2005)

Mart Brothers n.pl. (8 Sep 2005)

massage à trois n. (21 Apr 2006)

matchbook college n. (22 Nov 2004)

matchy-matchy adj. (18 May 2007)

maternal profiling n. (2 Apr 2007)

MAWG n. (24 Oct 2006)

mayor’s cell n. (18 Jan 2005)

mean-mugging n. (19 Aug 2004)

meat diaper n. (20 Apr 2007)

meat tag n. (21 May 2007)

meatball in the rice n. (3 Sep 2007)

meeting n. (18 May 2004)

megarexia n. (29 Mar 2005)

Meritage n. (6 May 2004)

merk v. (23 Feb 2005)

met n. (7 Jul 2005)

metric buttload n. (4 Jan 2005)

Miami Model n. (24 Aug 2004)

microaggression n. (22 Sep 2004)

migra n. (22 Jun 2004)

mini-dorm n. (9 May 2007)

mocktini n. (4 May 2007)

moded adj. (4 Apr 2005)

molecular gastronomy n. (16 May 2004)

mollydooker n. (6 May 2004)

Monday hammer n. (30 Jun 2005)

money adj. (9 Jul 2004)

moneyball n. (7 Jul 2004)

monging n. (28 Nov 2005)

mongo n. (21 Jun 2004)

monkey board n. (16 Nov 2004)

monkeyfishing n. (15 Jun 2004)

monoline n. (25 Aug 2005)

monster n. (9 Sep 2004)

MOOP n. (27 Sep 2004)

moose knuckle n. (10 Mar 2006)

mop and glow v. phr. (10 Oct 2005)

Mortarville n. (3 Feb 2005)

motarded adj. (13 Feb 2007)

mother of Satan n. (30 Jan 2006)

mouse-hole v. (23 Jul 2007)

mouth-breather n. (16 Dec 2004)

MP3Jing n. (21 Dec 2004)

MTA n. (25 Aug 2004)

muffin top n. (26 Dec 2005)

mugu n. (9 Nov 2004)

muj n. (14 Jan 2005)

multi-hyphenate n. (26 Jan 2006)

murderabilia n. (2 Aug 2004)

Muzzie n. (11 Mar 2005)

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