marmalize, v. Brit. slang.
(ˈmɑːməlaɪz)
[Of uncertain origin: perh. fanciful blend of marmalade n. and pulverize v.]
trans. To thrash; to crush or destroy. Also fig., to defeat decisively.
| 1966 F. Shaw et al. Lern Yerself Scouse 73 I'll marmalise yer. 1980 ‘J. Gash’ Spend Game xvi. 160 They are real aggro men who'll marmalize anybody for a few quid. 1989 Victor 14 Oct. 18/2 ‘I'll marmalize you, moggie!’ ‘I'll pulverize you, pooch!’ 1993 Sunday Times 5 Dec. viii. 16/1 It was..a complicated allegation... ‘How will you deal with it?’... ‘In the words of Ken Dodd, our great national comedian, I shall marmalise 'em.’ |