Mumpish

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    sulking, mopey

    "You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow)."

  2. 2
    Suffering from mumps (the disease). colloquial

    "I wouldn't mind being sick if I could look interesting, but mumps! The funny thing is, I haven't had time to get them from these children and must have been exposed before. […] [S]omehow I was feeling far from well, myself, and when Dr. Weston came about ten o'clock he broke the dreadful news that I was mumpish too, and sent me off to bed."

Synonyms

All synonyms
beetle browedblackchapfallencrabbycrestfallendark

Example

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"You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From mump + -ish.

Etymology 2

From mumps + -ish.

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