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mumps

English

Etymology

Circa 1600, from mump (“grimace”, noun), compare mump (verb), most likely referring to the painful difficulty in swallowing.

Noun

mumps pl (plural only)

  1. (pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.
  2. (dated) A gloomy or sullen silence.

Usage notes

  • Usually used with a singular verb.

Hypernyms

  • parotitis

Translations

Verb

mumps

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mump

Noun

mumps

  1. plural of mump

References

Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “mumps”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

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mumpy

English

Adjective

mumpy (comparative more mumpy, superlative most mumpy)

  1. (informal) suffering from mumps
  2. (informal) swelling; resembling mumps

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