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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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Quotation dates: 1971
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¶MALARG, n. A great fuss or outcry, a to-do. [mə′lɑrg]Mry. 1971:
She's makin a sair malarg.
[Appar. Ma- + *larg, intensive variant of lag, Laig, n. See R, letter, 2.]
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