Dictionary Check: mumpsimus

"mumpsimus" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

noun

a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable

Example: "he still holds to the old mumpsimus that a woman's place is in the kitchen"

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