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miking

[mahyk]

mike

1[mahyk] noun, verb, miked, mik·ing.
noun
1.
Also, mic. Informal. a microphone.
verb (used with object)
2.
Informal. to supply or amplify with one or more microphones; attach a microphone to: to mike a singer.

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Miking is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
verb (used without object)
3.
Informal. to use or position a microphone: to mike properly when recording a singer.

Origin:
by shortening and respelling
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mike

3[mahyk] noun, verb, miked, mik·ing. British Slang.
noun
1.
loafing; idling.
verb (used without object)
2.
to loaf.

Origin:
1815–25; origin uncertain

mike

4[mahyk] noun, verb, miked, mik·ing.
noun
1.
micrometer1 (def. 2).
verb (used with object)
2.
to measure with a micrometer.

Origin:
by shortening and respelling of micrometer
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