(very rare) A surname, recorded for three families in the USA and Canada.

A prostitute in Ancient Rome.

Tastelessly gaudy; superficially attractive but having in reality no value or substance; falsely alluring.

A male given name from Welsh. / A female given name from Welsh; sometimes mistaken for a combination of Mary and Edith. / A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

superlative form of mere: most mere

(archaic, historical spelling) Margate, a coastal town in Kent.

In a meretricious manner.

The property of being meretricious.

(music, uncountable) A type of music common in the Caribbean, originally associated with the Dominican Republic. / A song performed in this style. / A dance to this style of music.

(intransitive) To dance to merengue music.