Word: mumbletoning
(verb)
Definition: The act of mumbling along to the melody of a song when you don’t know—or can’t remember—the lyrics, but still want to join in.
Example:
"She was totally mumbletoning her way through that 90s ballad, and it was glorious."
Origin:
The word mumbletoning was coined in 1999 by Gemsgems during a hilariously hazy drive to her Saturday job at Miss Selfridge. Hungover and half-functioning, she found herself making vague, tuneful noises to a song by The Corrs. When her college mate asked what on earth she was doing, she blurted out, "I’m mumbletoning!"—and just like that, a word was born. It’s been part of her vocabulary (and her hangovers) ever since.
(verb)
Definition: The act of mumbling along to the melody of a song when you don’t know—or can’t remember—the lyrics, but still want to join in.
Example:
"She was totally mumbletoning her way through that 90s ballad, and it was glorious."
Origin:
The word mumbletoning was coined in 1999 by Gemsgems during a hilariously hazy drive to her Saturday job at Miss Selfridge. Hungover and half-functioning, she found herself making vague, tuneful noises to a song by The Corrs. When her college mate asked what on earth she was doing, she blurted out, "I’m mumbletoning!"—and just like that, a word was born. It’s been part of her vocabulary (and her hangovers) ever since.
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(Noun) An indistinct utterance used in public places to repel people asking for money. Delivered in a polite and apologetic tone, but without eye contact or any intelligible words that could be used as the basis for a conversation.
A homeless guy hit me up just as I got to the front door of the restaurant, but I warded him off with a Scrooge mumble and ducked inside safely, wallet intact.
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Usually seen during the school run, such mums are usually having conversations about how trollied they got on Jägerbombs the night before, or how Kiyanne is a lazy bastard who needs to get a job.
Usually seen during the school run, such mums are usually having conversations about how trollied they got on Jägerbombs the night before, or how Kiyanne is a lazy bastard who needs to get a job.
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