muck
• noun 1 dirt or rubbish. 2 manure. • verb 1 (muck up) informal spoil. 2 (muck about/around) Brit. informal behave in a silly or aimless way. 3 (muck about/around with) Brit. informal interfere with. 4 (muck in) Brit. informal share tasks or accommodation. 5 (muck out) chiefly Brit. remove manure and other dirt from (a stable). — PHRASES Lord (or Lady) Muck Brit. informal a socially pretentious man (or woman). where there’s muck there’s brass proverb dirty or unpleasant activities are also lucrative. — ORIGIN probably Scandinavian.
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