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Mommick

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A mess, a disorderly state or thing. Appalachia, Southern-US, dialectal

    "As soon as she walks up the porch steps and opens the screen door, she knows that Henry is already home. Amid the noisy mommick, she can sense his humming presence."

Verb
  1. 1
    To harass or bother (someone or something). dialectal, transitive

    "The big woman wheeled on the tumbling children in the car. "Billie-Dove Newsome, min' you manners. Ramon-Novarro, quit mommicking de dog!" She turned back."

  2. 2
    To beat up or rough up (someone). dialectal, transitive

    "Evelith Strange writes to Mrs. Makely from Altruria: Do you still keep on murdering and divorcing, and drowning and burning, and mommicking, and maiming people by sea and land? Has there been any war since I left?"

  3. 3
    To mess up; to bungle or ruin by bungling. Appalachia, Southern-US, dialectal

    ""I don't fault her for effort," said one man, the oldest at the table, "but she's wanting to do it all by herself, then she mommicks thing up.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

Apparently a variant of mammock.

Etymology 2

Apparently a variant of mammock.

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