Muckefuck

From Central Franconian Mucken (“brown earth”) + fuck (“foul, decayed”).

A popular etymology derives the term from the French phrase moka faux (“false mocha”) but there is little to no evidence to support this explanation.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʊkəfʊk/

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• Hyphenation: Mu‧cke‧fuck; pre-1996: Muk‧ke‧fuck

Muckefuck m (strong, genitive Muckefucks, no plural)

1. coffee substitute, ersatz coffee
2. thin coffee

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