also malarky, "lies and exaggerations, humbug," 1924, American English, of unknown origin. It also is an Irish surname. Meaning much the same thing at about the same time in U.S. slang was ackamarackus (1934).
malaprop
malapropism
malapropos
malaria
malarial
malarkey
malassimilation
Malawi
malaxation
Malay
Malayalam