MUMSY BRIT.

Meaning of MUMSY BRIT. in English

mumsy Brit.

informal

■ adjective (of a woman) homely and unfashionable.

■ noun chiefly humorous one's mother.

Origin

C19: humorous var. of mummy 1 .

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BRIT — I. noun Date: 1901 ~on 2, II. abbreviation ~ain; ~ish
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BRIT — I. noun or britt ˈbrit ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Cornish brȳthel mackerel, literally, speckled, from brȳth speckled + …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRIT — (n.) Alt. of Britt
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BRIT — ( n. ) Alt. of Britt
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — /brit/ , n. Informal. Briton (def. 1). [ 1900-05; by shortening ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRIT — /brit/ , n. 1. the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales. 2. the young of …
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MUMSY — adj. drab, dull; old-fashioned, demode
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BRIT — n. small herring
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BRIT — n. (British) award ceremony similar to the American Grammies
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BRIT — I. ˈbrit noun Date: 1901 : Briton 2 II. abbreviation Britain; British
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BRIT — also britt ˈbrit Etymology: perhaps from Cornish brȳthel mackerel Date: 1851 : minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on …
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BRIT — noun ·alt. of britt.
Webster English vocab
BRIT — informal ■ noun a ~ish person. ■ adjective ~ish.
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BRIT — [brit] also britt n [perh. fr. Corn brythel mackerel] (ca. 1890): minute marine animals (as crustaceans and pteropods) on which …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRIT — [Brit] abbreviation Britain, British
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MUMSY — mumsy, Mumsy BrE AmE ˈmʌmz i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRIT — Brit, brit BrE AmE brɪt ▷ Brits, brits brɪts
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MUMSY — / ˈmʌmzi; NAmE / adjective ( BrE , informal ) having a comfortable, but dull and old-fashioned appearance : a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — / brɪt; NAmE / noun ( informal ) a person from Britain ➡ note at British •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — Brit /brɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: British ] informal someone from Britain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [abbr.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. [ abbr. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRIT — n. colloq. a British person. Etymology: abbr.
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BRIT — ( Brits) British people are sometimes referred to as Brits . ( INFORMAL ) Holiday mad Brits are packing their …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRIT — (~s) ~ish people are sometimes referred to as ~s. (INFORMAL) Holiday mad ~s are packing their buckets and spades and …
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BRIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE true ▪ The True Brit had all the usual pictures, but there was a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MUMSY — [adjective] - See at mum (MOTHER)
Cambridge English vocab
BRIT — [noun] [C] [informal] - a British personA gang of tourists walked into the bar and you could just tell by …
Cambridge English vocab
BRIT — ➡ Briton
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BRIT — разг. британец
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
BRIT — (зоология) криль; молодь сельди
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BRIT — сущ.; разг. британец (историческое) бритт (разговорное) британец
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BRIT — n зоол. 1. криль 2. молодь сельди
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BRIT — сущ.; зоол.; тж. britt1) криль (планктоновые морские рачки; океанические креветки) 2) а) молодь сельди или кильки Syn:herring, sprat б) мальки …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BRIT — сущ.; разг.британец
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FRUMPY — adj. 25B6; adjective DOWDY, frumpish, unfashionable, old-fashioned; drab, dull, shabby, scruffy; Brit. informal mumsy. fashionable.
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DOWDY — adj. 25B6; adjective UNFASHIONABLE, frumpy, old-fashioned, inelegant, shabby, scruffy, frowzy; Brit. informal mumsy; Austral./NZ informal daggy. fashionable.
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