mumchance

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noun

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

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intransitive verb

"

1

: masquerade

2

chiefly dialectal : to be silent out of caution or stupidity

mumchance

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adjective

"

chiefly dialectal

: silent

mumchance

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adverb

"

chiefly British

: silently

peering down mumchance at its reflection in the river

—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

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Rhymes for mumchance

• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance
• perchance
• romance
• chance
• dance
• glance