Definition of mumsy in English:

mumsy

adjective ˈmʌmzi

British informal

Giving an impression of dull domesticity; dowdy or unfashionable.
she wore a big mumsy dress
Example sentencesExamples
- She was always dressed all plain and mumsy and neat and starched, and that could just drive me crazy sometimes.
- Travelling north to Edinburgh last weekend, I got talking to the rather mumsy woman sitting next to me.
- The charming mumsy woman who interviewed me on Thursday - my potential boss - said she would call me on Friday to come back in and meet the team.
- Earnest, puffy gents and determinedly mumsy women are pledging to deliver the earth.
- They manage to combine a mumsy gingham - clad homeliness with rank extremism.
- I even started dressing differently - gone was the urban chic and in came the mumsy pastels and florals acquired in the village.
- But apart from the tapas bar on the top floor, this was a disappointment - unless you have a penchant for overpriced, mumsy clothes and twee ornaments, don't bother including it on your itinerary.
- How do you keep yourself covered without looking mumsy?
- In fact, they are charming, without being mumsy, and cute, without being showy-off.
- But there are a couple of, perhaps too mumsy, reasons people keep watching.
- A short, mumsy woman in the front row stood up and waved her ticket.
- She was wonderful as a mum to wild geniuses - she was very mumsy with Bobby and took him under her wing.
- Vera is a kindly, mumsy, capable woman, the heart of her small family and secretly ‘helping out girls in trouble’ on the side.
- At 60, she has lost two stone and is now trying to shed her mumsy image by piling on a new hip leather and denim wardrobe.
- Detoxing has transformed the TV star from mumsy mathematician to sex siren in a few short years.
Synonyms
unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, drab, dull, old-fashioned, outmoded, out of style, not smart, inelegant, badly dressed, ill-dressed, shabby, scruffy, faded, untidy, dingy, frowzy

noun ˈmʌmzi

British humorous, informal

usually as name One's mother.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Hate to break it to you but… good ole mumsy isn't here’ Luke grinned slyly.
- I really wish my rabbit had just come up to me at some point and said, ‘I say, mumsy, I have a minor flesh wound here, would you care to escort me to the veterinarian in the swiftest manner possible?’
- So, mumsy with baby pottering about, or family going to the zoo for the day can potentially have an easier journey on a motorway than me, or someone else, using their car to get from a to b for work?
- Because you didn't need me around, didn't need me to take over for you, everything was peachy with just you and mumsy.

Origin

Late 19th century: humorous variant of mummy².

单词	mumsy
释义	Definition of mumsy in English: mumsy adjective ˈmʌmzi British informal Giving an impression of dull domesticity; dowdy or unfashionable. she wore a big mumsy dress Example sentencesExamples She was always dressed all plain and mumsy and neat and starched, and that could just drive me crazy sometimes. Travelling north to Edinburgh last weekend, I got talking to the rather mumsy woman sitting next to me. The charming mumsy woman who interviewed me on Thursday - my potential boss - said she would call me on Friday to come back in and meet the team. Earnest, puffy gents and determinedly mumsy women are pledging to deliver the earth. They manage to combine a mumsy gingham - clad homeliness with rank extremism. I even started dressing differently - gone was the urban chic and in came the mumsy pastels and florals acquired in the village. But apart from the tapas bar on the top floor, this was a disappointment - unless you have a penchant for overpriced, mumsy clothes and twee ornaments, don't bother including it on your itinerary. How do you keep yourself covered without looking mumsy? In fact, they are charming, without being mumsy, and cute, without being showy-off. But there are a couple of, perhaps too mumsy, reasons people keep watching. A short, mumsy woman in the front row stood up and waved her ticket. She was wonderful as a mum to wild geniuses - she was very mumsy with Bobby and took him under her wing. Vera is a kindly, mumsy, capable woman, the heart of her small family and secretly ‘helping out girls in trouble’ on the side. At 60, she has lost two stone and is now trying to shed her mumsy image by piling on a new hip leather and denim wardrobe. Detoxing has transformed the TV star from mumsy mathematician to sex siren in a few short years. Synonyms unfashionable, frumpish, frumpy, drab, dull, old-fashioned, outmoded, out of style, not smart, inelegant, badly dressed, ill-dressed, shabby, scruffy, faded, untidy, dingy, frowzy noun ˈmʌmzi British humorous, informal usually as name One's mother. Example sentencesExamples ‘Hate to break it to you but… good ole mumsy isn't here’ Luke grinned slyly. I really wish my rabbit had just come up to me at some point and said, ‘I say, mumsy, I have a minor flesh wound here, would you care to escort me to the veterinarian in the swiftest manner possible?’ So, mumsy with baby pottering about, or family going to the zoo for the day can potentially have an easier journey on a motorway than me, or someone else, using their car to get from a to b for work? Because you didn't need me around, didn't need me to take over for you, everything was peachy with just you and mumsy. Origin Late 19th century: humorous variant of mummy².
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