meemaw
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meemaw¹
Where it comes from
Probably an affectionate alteration of mama or reduplication of maw (“mother”).
noun meemaws · meema · memaw
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Synonym of mamaw (“grandmother”).
“Let's celebrate with drinks at Tipsy River.” “Uh, I don't want to go to Tipsy River. I don't want to bother my meemaw while she's working.” “Let's not push it. He's embarrassed of his country-ass grandma.” “Don't be embarrassed of your meemaw, Wayne. She's fun.”
Similar: mamaw
meemaw²
Where it comes from
Possibly related to maw (“mouth; opening”).
verb meemaws · meemawing · meemawed
- To mouth words so that they can be heard over noise (or later so that they cannot be overheard), originally in the cotton industry of Lancashire. On working days weavers who had jobs were already meemawing across the racket of looms as the van delivered and in hot weather, with weaving shed doors open, the sound bombarded the streets.
noun meemaws
- Alternative form of mee-maw Be still, says th'chap: un then fixin his een on th' dug's, un givin his buddy some spasmoddical twitches, un jertin his neck as if his yed wur a burden to it, un he wanted t'throw it off, he begun to make aw sorts o' meemaws wi his honds.
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title = {meemaw},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/meemaw},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
