Jamaica
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Suriname
St. Vincent
US Virgin Islands
noun
Idiot or simpleton; A stupid person
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Dominica
St. Lucia
noun
A mute; Someone who cannot speak
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19 comments
Belize
Belize
12 years ago

It is interesting that this is the same word used in Nigerian Pidgin English to mean "an idiot". It's origins need to be investigated.

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NoWisdom
8 years ago

Mumu could also possibly be derive from the French... Or could just be a play on of mor-mor-moron ..meaning an idiot.

St. Lucia
St. Lucia
Mumu
7 years ago

Smh why people often misuse nvm......

Jamaica
Jamaica
Bobzy
7 years ago

A dumb or stupid person

Jamaica
Jamaica
Tanya Melanie
6 years ago

I know it as mumukoot, not mumu.

St. Lucia
St. Lucia
Vouka
6 years ago

Moumou ADJ dumb, unable to speak. Sa ki wivé’w? Ou moumou jòdi-a? What’s wrong with you? Are you dumb today?

St. Lucia
St. Lucia
Vouka
6 years ago

Moumou Noun mute. Gason sala sé on moumou. That boy is a mute.

Cuba
Cuba
Ray Zee
4 years ago

Mumu - Dumb/ Stupid Person.. Often Used In "Pidgin English". 1. You Be "Mumu".

Cuba
Cuba
Alex mañana
4 years ago

It means an ignorant being

Barbados
Barbados
victor
3 years ago

Say something. Keep it civil.

US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands
Essie
3 years ago

Bobzy

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Michael Manso
3 years ago

Emum or Mumu is a Twi or Akan word which literally means a dumb or a mute person. But figuratively, it refers to a very stupid person. The word origin is Ghanaian.

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Michael Manso
3 years ago

The word "emum" or "mumu" is a typical Ghanaian word. I am the one who gave the definition that it literally means a dumb or mute person and figuratively it is used to describe a very stupid individual on this platform on February 26, 2021. These two words are typical Twi or Akan words. I have seen that my definition has been ascribed as Nigerian origin and I want to set the record straight.

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Jonathan Fitzjohn
3 years ago

I am American, of Sierra Leonean origin. As can be inferred, from above explanations, 'mumu' is widely used in West Africa to refer to a mute individual. Such people are, wrongly, assumed to be unintelligent, simply because they are unable to speak. The word is then often used to refer to a stupid person, much like the word 'dumb' in English. Maybe derived from the sounds they make. Onomatopoeia?

St. Lucia
St. Lucia
Ania
3 years ago

Yes, our language patwa\creole is made up of french and west african languages

Anguilla
Anguilla
Ilnar
last year

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Bahamas
Bahamas
Joy
9 months ago

Mumu is a Nigerian Pidgin term for fool, someone that is stupid. Wikipedia. Etymology Nigerian Pidgin.

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null
5 months ago

Mumu is a Nigerian word for an idiot or a stupid person

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Narins beauty
5 months ago

Mumu is a Nigerian word for an idiot,a stupid person or a fool