Mampus

//mʌmpos// adj, noun, slang

adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large number. British, dialectal

    "No doubt a mampus of folk of our own rank will be down here in their carriages as soon as 'tis known."

Adjective
  1. 1
    finished, wiped out, kaput. Singapore, informal, not-comparable

    ""Oh, my wife is such a shrew. No wonder I can't stay with her!" Mampus, you're finished!"

Synonyms

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abundancearseloadassloadbellyloadboatloadbrimful

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"No doubt a mampus of folk of our own rank will be down here in their carriages as soon as 'tis known."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

Etymology 2

From Malay mampus (“to die, to perish, to be wiped out”).

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