comfy mumu
- noun
- /ˈkʌmfi ˈmuːmuː/
- Informal
:
mumu cómodo
- Lounging on the couch, she felt perfectly at ease in her favorite comfy mumu.
Examples
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After a long day at work, she slipped into her comfy mumu to relax.
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He bought his grandmother a floral comfy mumu for her birthday.
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She loves her new comfy mumu.
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I bought two comfy mumus for the summer.
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After a long day at work, she slipped into her comfy mumu to relax.
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Lounging on the couch, she felt perfectly at ease in her favorite comfy mumu.
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He bought his grandmother a floral comfy mumu for her birthday.
Synonyms
7
7.8
A loose, brightly colored Hawaiian dress worn for comfort and informal events
1
9.9
A loose dress without a belt that falls straight from the shoulders, with a high neck and long sleeves
1
3.2
Comfortable casual clothes you wear to relax at home
A simple dress a woman wears at home for morning housework
A comfortable robe you wear at home to relax or after a shower
How Comfortable
1
1.4
9
3.6
1
3.2
- Informal
- Archaic
2
3.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
comfy + mumu
The phrase is directly compositional: 'comfy' = comfortable and 'mumu' (a loose, casual dress) is the noun being described, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'a comfortable loose dress.' Note that 'mumu' is low-frequency/dialectal and may be unfamiliar to many learners, but given knowledge of both constituents the meaning is transparent.
Etymology
Comfy mumu combines comfy and mumu, the Hawaiian word 'muumuu' for a loose, flowing dress women wore so they could move and relax. So, a comfy mumu means a loose, 'comfortable' dress you wear at home.