"mumu" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mumus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mumu (plural mumus)
  1. In Papua New Guinea, a feast where a pig is cooked. Categories (topical): Crime, Food and drink Categories (place): Papua New Guinea
    Sense id: en-mumu-en-noun-wgWARXjz Disambiguation of Crime: 66 8 26 Disambiguation of Food and drink: 100 0 0 Disambiguation of Papua New Guinea: 98 0 2 Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 47 3 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: mumus [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mumu (plural mumus)
  1. (West Africa, derogatory) A fool. Tags: Africa, West, derogatory
    Sense id: en-mumu-en-noun-rTstm6Q2 Categories (other): West African English
  2. (Nigeria, derogatory) A victim of an online scam. Tags: Nigeria, derogatory Categories (topical): Holidays
    Sense id: en-mumu-en-noun-dS998479 Disambiguation of Holidays: 27 5 69 Categories (other): Nigerian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 2 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 47 3 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 3 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mugu
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "27 5 69",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Holidays",
          "orig": "en:Holidays",
          "parents": [
            "Observances",
            "Calendar",
            "Timekeeping",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fool."
      ],
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        "Africa",
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        "derogatory"
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        "Nigerian English"
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        "A victim of an online scam."
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          "derogatory"
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        "derogatory"
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    {
      "word": "mugu"
    }
  ],
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}

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