maskee

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English

Etymology 1

From mask +‎ -ee.

Noun

maskee (plural maskees)

A signal that is masked by another signal, for example in an audio recording.
Coordinate term: masker

Quotations

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Etymology 2

Compare Macanese masquí.

Phrase

maskee

(historical, Anglo-Chinese pidgin) Never mind; of no consequence.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maskee.

References

John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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