Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
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mum .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.
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Examples
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Log in to Reply mumm ra (UID#3577) on November 20th, 2009 at 10: 50 am
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The funny thing is now the republicans have sooo much to say now that the Democrats are in office but bush was in office mumm was the word!
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“Mumm, mumm,” murmured the child possessively clutching his empty milk bottle.
Sunset in the Hills Rumjhum Biswas 2010
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Best Post Evah mumm the guilty pleasure of bacon ….
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I think mumm-ra may be scarier as the creepy old mummy before he changes.
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This is so sad....u have to stay strong for your mumm and just pray for guidance so God will show you the right thing to do.
I am anxious! princesa 2007
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[FN#315] I prefer this derivation to Strutt's adopted by the popular, "mumm is said to be derived from the Danish word mumme, or momme in Dutch (Germ. = larva), and signifies disguise in a mask, hence a mummer."
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Sous beer, and even Brunswick mumm; and quantities of spices were sold -- saffron, and aniseed, and ginger, and especially pepper.
What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales Alfred Walter Bayes 1840
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For instance, 25 million bottles lie in the 25km of cellars at Mumm 00 33 3 26 49 59 70; mumm.com at 34 rue du Champ de Mars in Reims.
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Were pleased with morrice-mumm'ry and coarse jokes.
Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1 George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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