Mummer

A member of a travelling troupe of actors originally from the British Isles that performed seasonal folk plays. They occasionally perform in the streets, although their more usual style is house-to-house and in public centers. They are also known by other names (mostly regional) such as rhymers, pace-eggers, soulers, tipteerers, galoshins, and guisers.

The word & concept was recently brought back into American pop culture's attention with the 1997 release of Loreena Mckennitt's hit song "The Mummer's Dance" on her album The Book of Secrets.

Cindy: Oooh! This song is really nice! What's it called?

Hairstylist: Yeah, it's called "The Mummer's Dance". It's by Loreena Mckennitt.

Cindy: Ah. What's a mummer?

Hairstylist: I... don't know. I've never even heard the word before I listened to this song.

Genial Irishman: They're travelling actors, me fair lasses.

Cindy & Hairstylist: Oh... Like, awesome!

by Vampiro413 August 7, 2009

Mummery

1. The act of being a Mummer.
2. Someone who has just made a complete and utter fool of himself in public.

1. There is much Mummery on the streets on Paris.
2. Did he just say that? In front of everyone? My goodness he's made a right Mummery out of himself now

by webreakeasy May 26, 2006

mummers

Philadelphia tradition: grown men dress like women and bums get wacked on drugs and booze, play banjos, tubas, and flutes while running through the streets causing mayhem. The mummers are divided by brigades, fancies, comics, gays, trannies, post and pre op transexuals. Mummers are known to take a full year to make thier costumes. Women are prohibited from becoming mummers. Sexual relations between the mummer men is commenplace as there judgement is often so impaired during the parade. Most mummers are Eagle fans.

I watched two drunken mummers blow each other on new years day!

by A Palumbo September 4, 2007

Mommert

My wonderful mom, my mommert. They are the birth-giver

I love my mommert

by Edgar egg April 5, 2019

Mummer Cummer

Engaging in a sexual act with ones gf/bf mum or their own mum

Dude, i totally pulled off the ultimate mummer cummer last night with my gf's mum. She was screaming so loud!

by tizzle30 October 2, 2007

mummerized

when a mother tidies up her son or daughter's organized chaos or reorganizes things according to her own specifications

I came home today and found my bedroom had been totally mummerized! She'd only gone and categorized all my clothes and I can't find anything.

by Quiapia September 25, 2015

Mummet

Word used by people who cant spell the word Muppet. and text steven.

Steven: Go down an NRG PHUK and yea im going over there.

Marcus: Yea you phuckin MUMMET dont phuk with the colonel

by pseudonymmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm October 3, 2008