Mump"er (?), n. A beggar; a begging impostor.
Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn mumper.
Macaulay.
Mump"ish, a. Sullen, sulky. -- Mump"ish*ly, adv. -- Mump"ish*ness, n.
Mumps (?), n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and Mum.]
1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner.
2. [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.) A specific
infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative
inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.