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Mummerset

/ˈmʌməsɛt/ · name

Meaning

  1. An imaginary rural county in the West Country of England.
  2. An invented English-language dialect used by actors that mimics a stereotypical West Country rural accent.

Etymology / origin

Blend of mummer (“actor in a pantomime”) + Somerset (“county in the west of England”).

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