Momus
Americannoun
plural
Momuses, Momi-
Classical Mythology. Also Momos the god of ridicule.
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(sometimes lowercase) a faultfinder; a carping critic.
noun
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Greek myth the god of blame and mockery
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a cavilling critic
Etymology
Origin of Momus
< Latin Mōmus < Greek Mômos, special use of mômos blame, ridicule
Example Sentences
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“Ready!” a hard-hatted crew of nearly a dozen replied in unison, and they began pushing away the Café Momus, the centerpiece of the second act of Franco Zeffirelli’s hyper-realistic production of Puccini’s “La Bohème.”
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2019
“The Age of Information” by Momus: This whimsical pop song interrogates the entanglement of security and privacy.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2017
Momus himself, when he needed to pay off his legal fees, sold the right to be the subject of a song on his album ‘Stars Forever’ for $1,000 per song.
From Forbes • Nov. 25, 2011
The chorus in the Momus scene was deployed in blocks, with a few gratuitous dancers to give the impression of movement on a crowded stage.
From Washington Post
But his theorem is unquestionably calculated to provoke the loudest and the heartiest mirth that ever acclaimed the advent of Momus or Erycina.
From The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by Whistler, James McNeill
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