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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!
Mummer by Vampiro413 August 7, 2009
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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!
Mummer Cummer by tizzle30 October 2, 2007
(n.) A derogatory term for mammals.
"Look at that beaver moving into his neighbor's dam."
"What a lazy-ass mammer."
Mammer by BaronVonBalderdash August 25, 2011

Mommertz 

A girl who can`t get enough of cats.
I can`t date a mommertz becasue I am alergic to cats.
To insert your penis into an orifice for one stroke, ejaculate then not pull out for fear of abandonment.
The sex was blah he could only mumzert me then proceeded to fall asleep.
MUMZERT by Ranchgirls September 17, 2020

Mommergency

objectively non-urgent concern that nessessitates a panicked phone call, often at innoprotune times (eg. first thing in the morning after drinking, while on a date etc)
It's okay, it was just a Mommergency , let's try to go back to sleep.
Mommergency by Neon Thrush November 24, 2018