m 3 u 1 n 1 c 3 h 4 k 5 i 1 n 1
8 letters · 19 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originCoined by American author L. Frank Baum in 1900 in his novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Perhaps reflective of German Mensch or munch + -kin. Compare Low German Menschken and Low German Minschken. Sense 5 (“donut hole”) is a genericization of the Dunkin' trademark "Munchkins".
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