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Definition of MUM
intransitive verb
1
: to perform in a pantomime
2
: to go about merrymaking in disguise during festivals
Origin of MUM
Middle English mommen, to mumble, perform (a mummer's play), probably in part from mom, in part from Middle French momer to go masked
First Known Use: 1530
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