malachy

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malachy^¹

noun

obsolete, rare Obsolete spelling of malarkey Malachy—You said it—I wouldn't trust a lawyer no further than I could throw a case of Scotch.

Malachy^²

/ˈmæləki/

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From Irish Maolmhaodhóg and Maolseachnaill/Maolseachlainn, influenced by the etymologically unrelated name Malachi, which is of Hebrew origin.

proper noun Malachi

A male given name from Irish. I had my 11-year-old son with me, Malachy, and we had pizza in the Yes campaign offices.

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@misc{malachy_2026,
  title = {malachy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malachy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}