• MAM
n. 1. 1500 – mother
n. 2. 1576 – a grandmother
n. 3. 1611 obs. rare – a breast
n. 4. 1838 Amer. dial. – an older Black woman, esp. a child’s nurse
• MA-MA
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a grandmother or great-grandmother; rarely, a mother or stepmother
• MAMA
int. 1891 Amer. sl. – an exclamation of wonder
n. 1. 1579 – mother
n. 2. 1910s sl., orig. African-American – a girlfriend or wife, esp. in direct address
n. 3. 1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US – a promiscuous woman
n. 4. 1920 Amer. dial., esp. African-American – a woman, esp. an attractive one; a wife or girlfriend
n. 5. 1940s sl. – a feminine lesbian
n. 6. 1940s sl. – anything considered very powerful, large, or admirable
n. 7. 1942 Amer. sl. – an effeminate male homosexual
n. 8. 1965 Amer. sl. – a woman who rides with the Hell’s Angels and is available for sex and allied indignities, but is distinguished from the ‘old ladies’ (the actual girlfriends of the riders; a woman who belongs to a motorcycle club without being the wife or girlfriend of any individual cyclist
n. 9. 1970 Amer. sl. – an object, task, or event, esp. if very large or challenging
n. 10. 1970s US prison sl. – an inmate who poses as a woman
n. 11. 1980s sl. – a masculine lesbian
• MAMACITA
n. 1973 Amer. sl., orig. Hispanic usage – an attractive young woman
• MAMA-HUNCHER
n. 1962 Amer. sl. – a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMA-JABBING
adj. 1940s euphemism – a general intensifier; motherfucking
• MAMA-JAMMER
n. 1950s euphemism – a supreme insult; a motherfucker; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMALUCCO
n. 1863 – a crossbreed between a White and Brazilian Indian
• MAMAMOUCHI
n. 1672 – the mock-Turkish title pretended to have been conferred by the Sultan upon M. Jourdain in Moliere’s play “Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme”; hence a pompous-sounding title; also, one assuming such a title; a ridiculous pretender to elevated dignity; a buffoon
• MAMA-SAN
n. 1. 1946 Amer. sl. – an elderly or middle-aged East Asian woman; often applied to one who manages a brothel
n. 2. 1982 Amer. sl. – an East Asian woman who is a prostitute or the lover of a US serviceman
• MA-MAW
n. c1960 Amer. dial. – a grandmother or great-grandmother; rarely, a mother or stepmother
• MAMBLE
vb. 1. c1275 obs. – to mumble or mutter; to chatter
vb. 2. a1825 Eng. dial. – to eat lazily
• MAMBLER
n. a1400 obs. rare – an incessant or fluent speaker
• MAMBU
n. 1662 obs. – the bamboo
• MAMELLE
n. c1430 obs. – a woman’s breast
• MAMELT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a simpleton, a fool
• MAMELUCO
n. 1863 – a crossbreed between a White and Brazilian Indian
• MAMELUKE
n. 1600 – a slave in Mohammedan countries
• MAMGUJLLA
n. 1. 1908 Sc. – a godmother
n. 2. 1908 Sc. – a midwife
• MAMIKEEKIE
n. 1825 Sc. – a sharp blow
• MAMILLA
n. 1693 – the nipple of the female breast
• MAMISH
adj. a1641 obs. rare – uxorious, showing a great or excessive fondness for one’s wife
• MAMLOCK
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a small fragment of bread, a bread crust
• MAM-MA
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a grandmother or great-grandmother; rarely, a mother or stepmother
• MAMMA
int. 1891 Amer. sl. – an exclamation of pleasure or wonder
n. 1. 1579 – mother
n. 2. 1803 Amer. dial. obs. – an older Black woman, esp. a child’s nurse
n. 3. 1920 Amer. dial., esp. African-American – a woman, esp. an attractive one; a wife or girlfriend
n. 4. 1925 sl., orig. & chiefly US – a promiscuous woman
n. 5. 1942 Amer. sl. – an effeminate male homosexual
n. 6. 1965 Amer. sl. – a woman who belongs to a motorcycle club without being the wife or girlfriend of any individual cyclist
n. 7. 1965 Amer. dial. – a grandmother
n. 8. 1970 Amer. sl. – anything very large, difficult, or challenging
• MAMMADAY
n. 1589 obs. – a term of contempt’ a ‘milksop’; an effeminate man
• MAMMA-IN-LAW
n. 1855 – a mother-in-law
• MAMMA-JAMMA
n. 1992 Amer. sl. – a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMA-JAMMER
n. 1950s euphemism – a supreme insult; a motherfucker
• MAM-MAM
n. 1. 1606 obs. – a childish word for mother
n. 2. 1965 Amer. dial. – a grandmother
• MAMMANS
n. Bk1905 Ireland – a child’s name for mother
• MAMMA’S BEDROOM
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the family room
• MAMMA’S ROOM
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – the living room or family room
• MAMMA-TWO
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a grandmother
• MAM-MAW
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a grandmother or great-grandmother; rarely, a mother or stepmother
• MAMMELT
n. 1790 Eng. dial. – a simpleton, a fool
• MAMMER
vb. 1. 1350 Eng. dial. – to hesitate; to be in doubt or undecided; to waver in determination
vb. 2. 1350 Eng. dial. – to stammer or mutter
vb. 3. 1825 Eng. dial. – to confuse, to perplex
• MAMMERE
n. 1994 Amer. dial. – a grandmother
• MAMMERING
adj. 1581 obs. – hesitating
n. 1. c1425 obs. – a stammering, a muttering
n. 2. 1532 obs. – a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity
• MAMMERY
n. 1578 obs. rare – a state of doubt, hesitation, or perplexity; vacillation
• MAMMGULLA
n. 1. 1908 Sc. – a godmother
n. 2. 1908 Sc. – a midwife
• MAMMIE
n. 1808 Sc. – a midwife
• MAMMIEKEEKIE
n. 1. 1923 Sc. – a spoil, indulged child
n. 2. 1962 Sc. – an effeminate man
• MAMMIFER
n. 1832 rare – a mammal
• MAMMIFIED
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – of children: spoiled, petted
• MAMMILL
n. c1430 obs. – a woman’s breast
• MAMMOCK
n. 1. c1430 obs. – a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice
n. 2. 1825 Eng. dial. – a scarecrow; an untidily or absurdly dressed person
n. 3. 1867 Eng. & Amer. dial. – an untidy heap or mess; a litter; a confused, shapeless mass; a dirty mixture; confusion, muddle
n. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a poor eater; one who is dainty in eating
n. 5. 1923 Amer. dial. – something strange and distasteful
vb. 1. 1520 Eng. & Amer. dial. – to break or cut into pieces; to crumble; to tear; to shred; to mangle; to carve awkwardly
vb. 2. 1870 Eng. dial. – to squander, to dissipate, to waste; to leave carelessly about
vb. 3. 1899 Eng. dial. – to disarrange, to tumble, to throw into confusion; to pull about, to mess, to make dirty; to worry
vb. 4. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to mumble
• MAMMON
n. 1. 1362 – riches, wealth regarded as an evil influence or as an idol
n. 2. 1706 jocular usage – money
• MAMMONISM
n. 1843 – devotion to the pursuit of riches
• MAMMONIST
n. 1550 – a person devoted to the acquisition of wealth; one that worships or seeks after riches
• MAMMONITE
n. 1712 – a worshipper of mammon; one who sets his heart on riches
• MAMMONOLATRY
n. 1712 – the worship of riches or wealth
• MAMMOTH
adj. 1802 Amer. dial. – very big, large, enormous
n. 1824 Amer. dial. – something that is very large or impressively big
• MAMMOTHREPT
n. 1. 1599 obs. – a child brought up by its grandmother; hence, a spoiled child; a person of immature judgement
n. 2. 1617 obs. – a severe critic
• MAMMOXED
adj. 1872 Amer. dial. – severely injured
• MAMMY
int. 1942 Amer. dial. – exclamation of pleasure
n. 1. 1523 colloq. – mother
n. 2. 1837 Amer. dial. – an older Black woman, esp. a child’s nurse
n. 3. Bk1905 Sc. – a midwife
n. 4. 1966 Amer. dial. – a grandmother
n. 5. 1989 Amer. dial. – a wife
vb. 1. c1730 Eng. dial. obs. – to eat slowly with little appetite
vb. 2. 1953 Amer. dial. – to transmit the mother’s likeness to offspring
vb. 3. 1954 Amer. dial. – to mother a child or animals
• MAMMY CHAIR
n. 1900 nautical sl. – a slinglike device for raising or lowering passengers to and from ships anchored away from the shore in a heavy swell
• MAMMY CLOTH
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a piece of cloth that a woman folds over her head and ties under her chin
• MAMMY-DODGER
n. 1920s African-American euphemism – a supreme insult, a despicable or contemptible person, a motherfucker
• MAMMY-DODGING
adj. 1920s sl. – a general intensifier, motherfucking
• MAMMY-DUGGER
n. 1948 Amer. sl. – a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-FREAK
n. 1950s US sl. – a prostitute’s (White) customer whose sexual tastes demand women who resemble motherly Black women
• MAMMYFUCKING
adj. 1970s sl. – a general intensifier; motherfucking
• MAMMY-GOG
n. 1884 Eng. dial. – a spoiled child; a foolish, stupid person
• MAMMY-HUGGER
n. 1970 Amer. sl. – a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-JABBER
n. 1950s euphemism – a supreme insult; a motherfucker; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-JAMMER
n. 1948 Amer. euphemism – a supreme insult; a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-JAMMING
adj. 1940s euphemism – a general intensifier; motherfucking
• MAMMY-JAMMY
n. 1989 Amer. sl. – a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-MADE
adj. 1953 Amer. dial., chiefly African-American – homemade
• MAMMY-RAMMER
n. 1960s euphemism – a supreme insult, a motherfucker
• MAMMY-RAMMING
adj. 1960s euphemism – a general intensifier; motherfucking
• MAMMY-RAMMY
adj. 1960s euphemism – a general intensifier; motherfucking
• MAMMY-SCREWING
adj. 1960s semi-euphemism – a general intensifier, motherfucking
• MAMMY-SICK
adj. 1836-48 – of a child: afraid or unhappy when separated from its mother
• MAMMY-SUCK
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a spoiled child; a foolish, stupid person
• MAMMY-SUCKER
n. 1970 Amer. sl. – a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-TAPPER
n. 1967 Amer. euphemism – a supreme insult; a ‘motherfucker’; a despicable or contemptible person
• MAMMY-TAPPING
adj. 1960s euphemism – a general intensifier, motherfucking
• MAMMY WIFE
n. 1912 Sc. – a midwife
• MA-MOM
n. 1965 Amer. dial. – a grandmother
• MAMORE
n. 1889 Sc. – a big field
• MAMPALA
n. 20C W. Indies sl. – an effeminate man; a homosexual man who plays the female role in sex
• MAMPALA-MAN
n. 20C W. Indies sl. – an effeminate man; a homosexual man who plays the female role in sex
• MAMPI
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. – a fat woman
• MAMPUS
n. 1851 Eng. dial. – a great number; a crowds
• MAMPY
n. 1990s W. Indies sl. – a fat woman
• MAMS
n. 1970s sl. – the female breasts
• MAMSELL
n. 1892 colloq. – an unmarried French woman
• MAM’S FOUT
n. 1825 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the mother’s favourite child; a spoiled, petted child
• MAM’S LOON
n. 1962 Sc. – a boy spoilt and excessively cherished by his mother
• MAM’S PET
n. 1721 Sc. & Eng. dial. – the mother’s favourite child; a spoiled, petted child
• MAMTAM
n. B1900 – a term of endearment
• MAMZER
n. 1. 1562 obs. – a bastard
n. 2. 1955 US sl. – an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male; a rascal
n. 3. 20C sl. – a catch-all term implying everything from great affection to deep dislike
• MAMZERIM
n. 1955 US sl. – an unpleasant or despicable person, usually male
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