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prettygoodwordmumchance (mum-chans) - adj., silent, mute, not speaking.
From the name of a very old dice game in which silence was required, according to Brewer -- other dictionaries disagree, though agree that the -chance part refers to some sort of game of chance. Dates back to at least Middle English, and the mum- part is related to mumble.
---L.
From the name of a very old dice game in which silence was required, according to Brewer -- other dictionaries disagree, though agree that the -chance part refers to some sort of game of chance. Dates back to at least Middle English, and the mum- part is related to mumble.
---L.
