mumsy
Americannoun
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of mumsy
mum 4 ( def. ) + -sy ( def. ); mumsy def. 1 was first recorded in 1875–80; mumsy def. 2 was first recorded in 1960–65.
Example Sentences
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The blonde man that the camera now finds on the "Jaws" beach, sloshed in a mumsy jumper, is rather like that character.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2018
In the flesh, there is something so wholesome and mumsy about Twain that it comes as a shock when she swears.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2018
Lana, the mumsy phone operator, places down the handset and puts on her specs to peer at her computer.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2015
We're sitting in the soft-focus, mumsy luxury of a beachside hotel suite in Santa Monica, French doors thrown open to the late afternoon Pacific breeze.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2011
Your mumsy is writing you a long letter, too, so I must stop.
From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell
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