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mampus en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Origin unknown.

Meanings

1. (British, dialectal, qualifier:Dorset) A large number.
   • No doubt a mampus of folk of our own rank will be down here in their carriages as soon as 'tis known. 1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter III, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), page 33:

Synonyms

lot · gob · ream · wagonload · assload · ton · fuckwad · hantle · metric fuckton · multiplicity · sight · bumload · vaultful · boatload · metric shitload · spadeloads · fuckload · abundance · shitload · cartload · crapload · great deal · muckle · battalion · deal · busload · brimful · butt-ton · bucketful · heap · arseload · mickle · crapflood · trainload · buttload · slew · many · truckload · fuckton · horseload · superflux · lashings · shitton · shedload · helluvalot · pile · bellyload · shedload · multitude · shitflood · shitful · sum · tun · bucketload · mountain · load · mampus · mass · hecatomb

mampus en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /mʌmpos/ (Singapore)

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay mampus (“to die, to perish, to be wiped out”).

Meanings

1. (Singapore, informal, not-comparable) finished, wiped out, kaput.
   • Luckily, there were not in US dollars. If they were, mampus. 1998, unknown author, Singapore Business, page 123:
   • Don't be [surprise] if I am using "Sure mampus", [s]o lembap or etc in this blog.. 2009, Muhammad Norsina Zalin, My Name is Sina: Hi…, [blog]
   • "Oh, my wife is such a shrew. No wonder I can't stay with her!" Mampus, you're finished! 1985, The Straits Times [newspaper]
   • Mampus lah. How can immature females be allowed to choose their own life partner? 2013, William Gwee Thian Hock, A Baba Boyhood: Growing Up During World War 2, page 205 [book]
   • Mampus! The recipe was in my family for seven generations! Now my unborn grandchildren will never get to enjoy this sedap dish with their multi-racial friends. 2010, Dream Academy, [advertisement]
   • Advertlets? 2 months still haven’t received?!?!?! OMG. I just cashed out mine like last week. MAMPUS. Like this December then get? 2008 June 29, Khairul Neezam, “khaaaa-zaaam!”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 07 Feb 2013:

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