Momus
Americannoun
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Momuses,
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Momi
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Momus
< Latin Mōmus < Greek Mômos, special use of mômos blame, ridicule
Example Sentences
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“The Age of Information” by Momus: This whimsical pop song interrogates the entanglement of security and privacy.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2017
Momus, Out West Seems like the gun owners would welcome this.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2013
Variable fees are not the problem - perception is The singer-songwriter Momus coined the phrase “in the future, everyone will be famous for fifteen people”.
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
The Momus stood near the right bank of the River Seine in rue des Prêtres St.-Germain, and was known as the home of the bohemians.
From All About Coffee by William H. (William Harrison) Ukers
Among them are Kuljeet Singh Momi - the majority shareholder in Panjab Warriors and therefore the club - and Ropinder Singh, who says he will become the club's CEO.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
Mizrahim earn roughly 25 percent less per capita than Ashkenazim, according to Momi Dahan, a professor of public policy at Hebrew University.
From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2016
That, according to Philps, has been a hard pill to swallow for chiefs at Momi who have got rich off Cloudbreak.
From Time ● Aug. 28, 2013
The forwards Hilaire Momi of Cameroonian champions Coton Sport Garoua and Charly Dopekoulouyen of Raja Casablanca are perhaps the team's best known players.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2011
On the western coast there are said to be two, one in Vitongo and the other in Momi.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Basil Thomson
The Momuses on either side of him had each another instrument peculiar to the Father of Waters, which may be likened to a stringed weather-glass held upside down.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens
I would have called them Momuses, but Momus carps at nothing but what he has first carefully inspected.
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Johan Huizinga
In this country town the Mississippi Momuses, nine in number, were announced to appear in the town-hall, for the general delectation, this last Christmas week.
From The Uncommercial Traveller by Charles Dickens
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