Mummerset

English
WOTD – 21 June 2023

Etymology

Blend of mummer (“actor in a pantomime”) +‎ Somerset (“county in the west of England”).[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmʌməsɛt/, /-sɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmʌmɚˌsɛt/
  • Hyphenation: Mum‧mer‧set

Proper noun

Mummerset (humorous)

  1. An imaginary rural county in the West Country of England.
  2. (often theater) An invented English-language dialect used by actors that mimics a stereotypical West Country rural accent.

Translations

References
  1. “Mummerset, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2022.
  2. “Mummerset, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Collins English Dictionary, 10th edition, London: Collins, 2010, →ISBN.

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