mumpish

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Definition of mumpish

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. sulking, mopey
    “You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow).”
    “He had written to Doctor South and had in his pocket a telegram from him received that morning: "Sacking the mumpish fool. When will you come?"”
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adj

  1. sulking, mopey
    “You mumpish beefalo (you sulky old cow).”
    “He had written to Doctor South and had in his pocket a telegram from him received that morning: "Sacking the mumpish fool. When will you come?"”
  2. (colloquial)Suffering from mumps (the disease).
    “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.”

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Etymology

From mump + -ish.

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