mumchance

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Definition of mumchance in English English dictionary

Mute, or not speaking

I wrote Miss Crane off as mediocre because although she chatted quite pleasantly and intelligently over coffee she was mostly mumpchance at the dinner table. Oh, not mumpchance tout court.

A game of hazard played with cards in silence

A silent, stupid person

{s} reticent, silent; speechless; tongue-tied, unable to speak

Silent and idle

{i} (Archaic) masquerade; person who just stands without saying anything (implying that he or she is not very bright)

Hyphenation

mum·chance

Etymology

() From Middle English mommen (“mutter, be silent”) and Middle High German mummenschantze (“game of chance as part of a masquerade, mime performance, revel”) from Old French momen (“mask”) and cheance (“game of chance”)