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mameluke

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Is mameluke a Scrabble word?

Yes, mameluke is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 16 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of mameluke?

Definition

noun (English)

1. (US (Italian-American), derogatory, slang) A fool.Examples: "Kabikov: “Hey, I’m setting a mood.” Mad Sal: “I’ll mood you, you mameluke."; "My goddamn son-in-law, my right-hand man, acting like a fucking mameluke in front of all those people.” “Maybe he acted that way on purpose,” Tozzi said, “To make you think he was a mameluke.” “He was a mameluke!”"; "“I’m saying there are some asshole cops who take their ‘collar’ out to the desert and bury him. […] There is nothing I would enjoy more than to put that mameluke Mikey Esposito in the ground . . . but that’s not going to happen.”"Synonyms: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blitherderogatoryslang

2. (rare) Alternative letter-case form of Mameluke.alt-ofrare

noun (English)

1. (historical) A member of various military regimes in the Middle East established and run by freed white slave soldiers, mainly from the Eurasian steppe or the Caucasus; in particular, those who formed a ruling caste in Egypt from 1250 until 1812 and in Syria from 1260 until 1516.Examples: "[…] Mammolukes and Geniſaries about yͤ Turk and Sowdã [Sowdan, i.e., Sudan], haue vſed to chriſten their children of purpoſe, that by the renayĩg of their fayth, after, they might be made Mammolukes or Geniſaries, as theyr fathers were, and may be had the more in eſtimacion & fauour about the greate Turke, […]"; "The Mammalukes boaſt, that they have the nimbleſt and readieſt horſes of any men at armes in the vvorld."; "The mightie Empire of Saladine againe rent in peeces, yet ſtill poſſeſſed in parts by the Selzuccian family: vntill driuen out of Syria by the Tartars, and diſpoſſeſt of Ægypt by the Mamalacks."historical

2. (by extension)Examples: "For love of the world many are this day fallen away; and many which stood on the truth's side, and defended it awhile, for love of the world have gotten them unto the contrary part, and are become the antichrist of Rome's mamelukes, and are waxen the most wicked enemies unto the truth, and most cruel against it."; "But, so long as the Bishop of Rome remains Pope, and has an army of Mamelukes all over the world, we shall do very little by fulminating against mere doctrinal errors."Synonyms: ovine, sheepbroadlyderogatory

3. (by extension)Examples: "But this madde Amalecke, / Lyke to a Mamelek, / He regardeth lordes / No more than potshordes; […]"; "The King our maſter hath ſent a decree and certaine ſtatutes touching the good gouernment and orders to be executed and kept in thoſe Indian townes; and that vpon ſight hereof I ſhall preſently baniſh all the Mamalukes and white men which dwell in any of thoſe Indian townes with all ſpeede, […]"; "Having accepted this advice the King forthwith bade prepare handsome gifts, such as horses with saddles of gem encrusted gold; Mamelukes, or white slaves; beautiful handmaids, high breasted virgins, and splendid stuffs and costly."broadlyobsolete

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "mameluke"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "mameluke"?

Scrabble
16 points
M3
A1
M3
E1
L1
U1
K5
E1
Words With Friends
20 points
M4
A1
M4
E1
L2
U2
K5
E1

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