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mumu

(ˈmuːmuː)
n
1. (Cookery) a type of earth oven in Papua New Guinea
2. (Cookery) a pork dish cooked in such an oven
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a loose Hawaiian dress, often brightly coloured, that hangs from the shoulder. Also: muu-muu
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muu•muu

(ˈmuˌmu)

n., pl. -muus.
a long, loose-hanging dress, usu. brightly colored or patterned.
[1920–25; < Hawaiian mu'umu'u, literally, cut-off; so called because it orig. lacked a yoke]
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To foreground this thought, I employed Bisade Ologunde's (Lagbaja) song, '200 Million Mumu' to argue that the misfortune that Nigerians encounters on a daily basis are caused by the 'wicked eighty percent' who carry the label of 'ordinary Nigerian'.
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Right: Connie top in Silky Scrunch Black by Show Me Your MuMu, $116.99; Pioneer pants in Silky Scrunch Black by Show Me Your MuMu, $132.99; Game Changer mini handbag by Kelly Wynne in Beige and Bougie, $315.00; Carson heel by Steve Madden, $89.95.
Called Kuya Mumu by his cousin Ikap, Mayo predicted Cleveland to defeat Indiana in seven games.
In the afternoon they would sit in my mother's terrace and talk about dogs, my mother's diet coke, and mumu (monsters).
The Cavern, Mathew Street, Liverpool 0151 236 1965 - Sat, 27 Jan mUmU Tenth Anniversary mUmU will reach its truly momentous 10th birthday in Liverpool, with Mathias Kaden, Ryan Elliott, Gary Beck and original resident Lee Rands all joining the party.
Martin Mumu, Anthony Mutisya and Nicholas Mumo scored a goal each to end Nairobi's dream.
Niraula K, Kohrt BA, Flora MS, Thapa N, Mumu SJ, Pathak R, et al.