noun
- extravagant celebration or rejoicing, especially in public
Usage: British; historical
verb
- to celebrate extravagantly and publicly
Usage: British; historical
Examples
- The streets were filled with mafficking after the victory was announced.
- Crowds were mafficking in the town square all night long.
- The mafficking continued well into the early hours of the morning.
- People began mafficking as soon as the news reached the city.
- The spontaneous mafficking reflected the nation’s joy and relief.
- Local authorities struggled to control the enthusiastic mafficking.
- The term originated from the celebrations following the relief of Mafeking in 1900.