mumchance
1 of 4noun
mum·chance
ˈməmˌchan(t)s,
-cha(a)n-,
-chain-,
-chȧn-
1
: an old dice game in which the caster is not permitted to choose the player with whom he contests the stake compare hazard
2
[influenced in meaning by mum entry 1] dialectal, England : a silent stupid person
mumchance
2 of 4intransitive verb
"
1
: masquerade
2
chiefly dialectal : to be silent out of caution or stupidity
mumchance
3 of 4adjective
"
chiefly dialectal
: silent
mumchance
4 of 4adverb
"
chiefly British
: silently
peering down mumchance at its reflection in the river—
Richard Llewellyn
Richard Llewellyn
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Low German mummenschanze throw in a dice game played by masked revelers, from Middle Low German, from mummen dice game played by masked revelers (from mummen to go masked, perhaps from Middle French momer) + (assumed) Middle Low German schanze throw of dice, from Middle French chance throw of dice, chance
and Adverb
- graduands
- graduate
- graduate school
- graduated
- graduated cylinder
- graduater
- graduates
- graduateship
- graduatest
- graduating
- mixed economy
- mixed emotions
- mixed ether
- mixed farming
- mixed feed
- mixed feelings
- mixed forest
- mixed foursome
- mixed franking
- mixed gland
- mixed grill
- mixed it up
- mixed larceny
- mixed marriage
- mixed marriages