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Don't Be Mamus

Don't be mamus is a derivation of the Spanish Expression "No Mames" or the softer version "No Manches" This expression is widely used in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico to indicate that someone is taking advantage of you in some way. It can also portray the sense that someone is exagerating some point. It also can be used to mean "really?" or "you don't say" Additionally it has been used to express an informal greeeting such as "hey" or "what's up?" or in departing a "goodbye".
Someone taking advantage of you. "They charged me fifty dollars for the repairs" Response: "Don't be mamus"

Greeting...said as one approaches friends: "Don't be mamus"

Goodbye...as one leaves the presence of friends "Don't be mamus"

Surprise..."I won the lottery" Response "Don't be mamus!"

Mamasse Mamuhsa Memaht Husah 

Mamasse = my body
Mamuhsa = my spirit
Memaht = my thoughts
Husah = are pure.

It's a mantra meant to be said over and over again to remind yourself that in adversity you can rise above which is too high to get over and dig deeper than which is too low to get under.

It's also good to use this mantra when you believe you may do something you'll regret later.
Example 1

guy 1: Ohh man look at that fine piece of work. I would wear that out in a heartbeat.

guy 2: Funny you mention that because I heard she was actually asking about you the other day. Should I tell her you're married?

guy 1: Mamasse Mamuhsa Memaht Husah - woo. Tell her I'm off the market.

Example 2:

Guy 1: I have 3 projects all going on at once my kid's in trouble at school my wife says we don't spend enough quality time and my boss is breathing down my neck.

Wooo. Mamasse Mamuhsa Memaht Husah. Woo Hoo. I can do this. Nothing is impossible. God will not give me more than I can bear. Thanks Michael.

mamushka 

The name of a dance from the 1991 comedy film "The Addams Family." which involves dancing with Knives
We danced the Mamushka while Nero fiddled...we danced the Mamushka at Waterloo...we danced the Mamushka for Jack the Ripper. And now, Fester Addams- this Mamushka is for you.
mamushka by LeDuc89 November 23, 2010

mamsmsmamz 

A word used to express absolute excitement and joy used most commonly to explain how a food tastes
That banana was so mamsmsmamz
mamsmsmamz by Wooty_2666 December 29, 2022
mamussy, a tiktoker that makes me smile and makes many others smile. mamussy, a kind yet funny being, she deserves all the love. mamussy’s tiktok talks mostly about the game “Obey me!”, she also posts amazing art!
“Hey have you heard of mamussy?” “Oh her? I love her, she is so cool!!” “Oh hey, me too!”
mamussy by Fruitylian June 18, 2022

mamushka 

a lover of Russian literature, usually female
"Is she reading Tolstoy again? She's such a Mamushka!"
mamushka by mirandamercedes October 21, 2009