mumchance
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of mumchance
C16 (masquerade, dumb show): from Middle Low German mummenschanze masked serenade; from mummen (see mummer ) + schanze chance
Example Sentences
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He is lethargic, mumchance and sighs a lot.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 30, 2013
But after that, Senator Tobey of New Hampshire was noticeably mumchance, and Ambassador O'Dwyer became noticeably self-possessed.
From Time Magazine Archive
By week's end he was still mumchance, nor had he resigned.
From Time Magazine Archive
Although Forrestal was mumchance, one sage Washington dopester said: "It's as sure as anything can be these days that Jimmy will take the job."
From Time Magazine Archive
Are they obliged to sit mumchance, and to be ordered about till they are the laughingstock of young and old?
From Dickens As an Educator by Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin)
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