maskee

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From mask +‎ -ee.

Noun[edit]

maskee (plural maskees)

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

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maskee.

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare Macanese masquí.

Phrase[edit]

maskee

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

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:maskee.

References[edit]

John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

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