macocious

English

Alternative forms

• maccocious, macotious

Etymology

From Caribbean English maco (“overly inquisitive person; to pry into the affairs of others”) from Antillean Creole makomè (“one's child's godmother / one's godchild's mother; gossip; effeminate man”) from French ma commère.

Adjective

macocious (comparative more macocious, superlative most macocious)

1. (Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada) Nosy; gossiping; interfering in the affairs of others.
   • 2020, Monique Roffey, The Mermaid of Black Conch, New York: Random House, published 2021:

     Trouble is your speciality. All you can do is maco other people business and hurt them. You is one damn macotious bitch.