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Definition of mump in English: mumpnoun mʌmp English Regional, South-Western A block of peat; a spade's depth in digging turf.
verb mʌmp Scottish 1with object To assume a demure, melancholy, or sanctimonious expression; to be silent and sullen; to sulk, mope. Also with object with it. 2Scottish. To grumble, complain peevishly. Now often in "to mump and moan". 3with object To utter indistinctly or inarticulately, as if with toothless gums; to mumble, mutter. Also with out.
verb mʌmp 1no object To beg, go about begging; to sponge upon. 2no object British slang. Of a police officer: to accept a small gift or bribe in return for services.
OriginLate 18th century (in an earlier sense). Origin uncertain: perhaps alteration of lump, or perhaps specifically use of singular form corresponding to mumps
late 16th century (in an earlier sense). Apparently from an imitative base of Germanic origin. Compare Dutch mompen to mumble (rare, poetic), German † mumpfen to chew with a full mouth, Icelandic mumpa to cackle, to mutter, murmur, mumpra to eat greedily, to mumble, to distort the mouth, Norwegian regional mompe, mumpe to chew with a full mouth, stuff oneself
mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). Apparently from Dutch mompen to cheat, deceive, conceal, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to mompen to mumble, though the nature of the relationship is unclear. Definition of mump in US English: mumpnounmʌmp English Regional, South-Western A block of peat; a spade's depth in digging turf.
verbmʌmp Scottish 1with object To assume a demure, melancholy, or sanctimonious expression; to be silent and sullen; to sulk, mope. Also with object with it. 2Scottish. To grumble, complain peevishly. Now often in "to mump and moan". 3with object To utter indistinctly or inarticulately, as if with toothless gums; to mumble, mutter. Also with out.
verbmʌmp 1no object To beg, go about begging; to sponge upon. 2no object British slang. Of a police officer: to accept a small gift or bribe in return for services.
OriginLate 18th century (in an earlier sense). Origin uncertain: perhaps alteration of lump, or perhaps specifically use of singular form corresponding to mumps<br>late 16th century (in an earlier sense). Apparently from an imitative base of Germanic origin. Compare Dutch mompen to mumble (rare, poetic), German † mumpfen to chew with a full mouth, Icelandic mumpa to cackle, to mutter, murmur, mumpra to eat greedily, to mumble, to distort the mouth, Norwegian regional mompe, mumpe to chew with a full mouth, stuff oneself<br>mid 17th century (in an earlier sense). Apparently from Dutch mompen to cheat, deceive, conceal, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to mompen to mumble, though the nature of the relationship is unclear. |