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Mummerset
noun
Definition of
Mummerset noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Mummerset
noun
[
Uncountable] (
humorous
)
an invented word meaning the strong accent sometimes used by English actors when they are playing characters from the
West Country
, including
Somerset
It’s one of those plays in which everyone speaks broad Mummerset.