muffin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Synonyms 1.2.3 Derived terms 1.2.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌfɪn

[edit] Noun

muffin (plural muffins)

1. (British) a type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten
2. (especially US) A type of rich individual cake containing chocolate chips, blueberries or some other flavouring.
3. (computing) a mechanism used in the Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine
4. (slang) a term of endearment
5. (sexual slang) a vulva
6. (baseball, slang) a less talented player
7. (slang) a charming, attractive young man

[edit] Quotations

computing term

• 2001: The name/value pairs provided by the PersistenceService are similar to browser cookies. The Java Web Start implementation honors this legacy by naming the pairs "muffins." — JNLP and Java Web Start, Sun Developer Network, Technical Articles and Tips, 30 May 2001.

the vulva

• 1989: I wanna be stuffin’ Martha’s muffin!!!, — Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper Stuffin’ Martha’s Muffin.

[edit] Synonyms

• (flattish bun): English muffin (US)

[edit] Derived terms

English muffin muffin cap muffin top

muffin-warm stud muffin

[edit] Translations