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mumpsimus (ˈmʌmpsɪməs) [In allusion to the story (in R. Pace De Fructu, 1517, p. 80) of an illiterate English priest, who when corrected for reading ‘quod in ore mumpsimus’ in the Mass, replied, ‘I will not change my old mumpsimus for your new sumpsimus’.] † 1. One who obstinately adheres to old way...
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Mumpsimus
"Mumpsimus and " became proverbial among Protestants in the early English Reformation. Usage
Mumpsimus
Mumpsimus soon entered the language as a cant word widely used by 16th-century writers.
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sumpsimus
‖ sumpsimus (ˈsʌmpsɪməs) [L., 1st pers. pl. perf. ind. of sūmĕre to take.] A correct expression taking the place of an incorrect but popular one (mumpsimus).1545 Hen. VIII Sp. Parl. 24 Dec. in Hall Chron., Hen. VIII (1548) 261 b, Some be to stiffe in their old Mumpsimus, other be to busy and curious...
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mumps
▪ I. † mumps Obs. [? Short for mumpsimus 1 b; or connected with mump v.1 3.] A term of contempt or mock endearment for a woman.1598–9 B. Jonson Case is Altered ii. ii, Diuine Mumps, prety Pastorella. a 1616 Beaum. & Fl. Scornf. Lady v. i, Not such another as I was, Mumps; nor will not be. 1695 tr. M...
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The Lump of Coal
recognizable as Snicket-esque to A Series of Unfortunate Events readers, including a culturally intelligent and talented protagonist who is dismissed by many a mumpsimus
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Jon Øivind Ness
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Mumpsimus (2017)
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goggle
▪ I. goggle, n. (ˈgɒg(ə)l) Also 7 gogle. [f. goggle v.1] I. 1. One who goggles. rare.a 1616 Beaum. & Fl. Knt. Malta ii. i, I am in sowce I thank ye; thanke your beauty Your most sweet beauty: pox upon those goggles. Ibid. v. ii, Do ye stare, gogles, I hope to make winter bootes o' thy hide yet. a 18...
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Maria Dahvana Headley
"A Conversation with Maria Dahvana Headley", The Mumpsimus, December 27, 2005.
Headley, Maria Dahvana. Author Archive: "Maria Dahvana Headley".
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hat
▪ I. hat, n. (hæt) Forms: 1 hæt, hætt, 3–8 hatt(e, 6 (haitte, atte), 3– hat. [OE. hæt, cognate with OFris. hat, north. Fris. hat, hatt, hood, head-covering; ON. hǫttr (genit. hattar, dat. hetti):—*hattuz, later nom. hattr, hood, cowl, turban, Sw. hatt, Da. hat, hatte- hat: cf. also Icel. hetta (:—*h...
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Mike Allen (poet)
Industrial Accident: Stories, Shirley Jackson Award, Best Collection, 2020 (nominee)
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External links
A Conversation with Mike Allen at The Mumpsimus
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Patrik Ouředník
Ourednik, Context
The Village Voice, Top Shelf 2005
The New York Times
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The Asylum
The Mumpsimus
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Thames Ditton
But the epitaphs were trim and sprag, and patent, and pleased the survivors of Thames Ditton above the old mumpsimus of Afflictions sore.
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