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mumsy

[muhm-zee] / ˈmʌm zi /


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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

Lana, the mumsy phone operator, places down the handset and puts on her specs to peer at her computer.

From Slate Jan. 2, 2015

"Don't be fooled by the slightly mumsy aura," a senior colleague told the Telegraph this month.

From The Guardian Nov. 23, 2012

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

"I was thinking how very much mumsy must have been in love with father."

From The Drums of Jeopardy by MacGrath, Harold




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