muffin

Mane

Noun

1. A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten; an English muffin.
2. A cupcake-shaped baked good (for example of cornbread, banana bread, or a chocolate dough), sometimes glazed but typically without frosting, eaten especially for breakfast (in contrast to a cupcake, which is a dessert).
3. A mechanism used in the Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine.
4. (slang) Term of endearment.
5. (slang) The vulva or vagina; pubic hair around it.
6. (slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
7. (slang) A charming, attractive young man.
8. A small plate, smaller than a twiffler.
9. A roll, bap or cob, which may or may not be flat or toasted.
10. (slang) A very weak shot in ice hockey where the puck does not travel fast.
11. (slang) A young woman who would regularly accompany a particular man during a social season.

Verb

1. To eat muffins.
2. To feed muffins to.
3. To become like a muffin; to increase in size.
4. To make like a muffin.

Verb

Alternative letter-case form of MUFFIN.

Wekî (IPA) tê gotin

/ˈmʌfɪn/

Etîmolojî

From earlier moofin, of uncertain origin. Likely from Low German muffen, plural or possibly a diminutive of Low German muffe (“small cake”), both from Middle Low German muffe (“small pastry”). An alternative theory suggests a connection to Old French moflet (“tender, soft (bread)”).