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Definitions for Mummery

[1] the performance of mummers.
[2] any performance, ceremony, etc., regarded as absurd, false, or ostentatious.
[3] a performance by mummers
[4] hypocritical or ostentatious ceremony

Words related to Mummery

pun, humor, antic, farce, one-liner, trick, laugh, parody, gag, stunt, wisecrack, prank, decorum, repartee, whimsy, revel, epigram, jest, sport, rib

Words nearby Mummery

mumchance, mumetal, mumford, mummer, mummerset, mummery, mummichog, mummification, mummify, mummy, mummy bag

Origin of Mummery

First recorded in 1520–30; mummer + -y3

Synonyms for Mummery

antic, farce, gag, humor, laugh, one-liner, parody, prank, pun, stunt, trick, wisecrack, buffoonery, burlesque, caper, caprice, chestnut, clowning, drollery, epigram, escapade, frolic, gambol, game, ha-ha, hoodwinking, horseplay, jape, jest, lark, mischief, payoff, play, pleasantry, put-on, quirk, raillery, repartee, revel, rib, sally, saw, shenanigan, sport, spree, tomfoolery, vagary, whimsy, witticism, yarn, bon mot, monkeyshine, shaggy-dog story, snow job