mumsy

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

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

You know what a wonder your little mumsy is at knocking up an omelette and making coffee and what not, and we also find it is much more economical to eat there all we can.

From Molly Brown of Kentucky by Speed, Nell