muffin

From earlier moofin, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Low German muffen, plural of muffe.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌfɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ʌfɪn

muffin (plural muffins)

1. (Britain) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
2. (US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.
3. (especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.
4. (computing) 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.
5. (slang) Term of endearment.

   I love you, muffin!

6. (sexual slang) A vulva.
7. (baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
8. (slang) A charming, attractive young man. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
9. (dated) A small plate, smaller than a twiffler.

(computing term):

• 2001: The name/value pairs provided by the PersistenceService are similar to browser cookies. The Java Web Start implementation honors this legacy by naming the pairs "muffins." — JNLP and Java Web Start, Sun Developer Network, Technical Articles and Tips, 30 May 2001.

(the vulva):

• 1989: I wanna be stuffin’ Martha’s muffin!!!, — Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin.

• (flattish bun): English muffin (US)

muffin c (singular definite muffinen, plural indefinite muffins)

1. muffin (cake)

Uncertain.

From English muffin.

• (France) IPA^(key): /mœ.fin/

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• (Quebec) IPA^(key): /mɔ.fin/, /mɔ.fœn/

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muffin m (plural muffins)

1. muffin

• “muffin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

muffin m (plural muffins)

1. muffin (type of small cake)

• queque, bolo inglês