maskee

English

Etymology 1

From mask +‎ -ee.

Noun

maskee (plural maskees)

1. 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

1. (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