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English
Etymology 1
Origin unknown.
Noun
mampus
- (British dialect, Dorset) A large number.
- Synonyms: shedload; see also Thesaurus:lot
1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter III, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented , volume I, London: James R Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., , →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), page 33:No doubt a mampus of folk of our own rank will be down here in their carriages as soon as 'tis known.
Etymology 2
From Malay mampus (“to die, to perish, to be wiped out”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
mampus (not comparable)
- (Singapore, informal) finished, wiped out, kaput.
- 1985, The Straits Times
- "Oh, my wife is such a shrew. No wonder I can't stay with her!" Mampus, you're finished!
1998, unknown author, Singapore Business, page 123:Luckily, there were not in US dollars. If they were, mampus.
2008 June 29, Khairul Neezam, “khaaaa-zaaam!”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 7 February 2013:Advertlets? 2 months still haven’t received?!?!?! OMG. I just cashed out mine like last week. MAMPUS. Like this December then get?
- 2009, Muhammad Norsina Zalin, My Name is Sina: Hi… ,
- Don't be if I am using "Sure mampus", o lembap or etc in this blog..
- 2010, Dream Academy,
- “Mampus! The recipe was in my family for seven generations! Now my unborn grandchildren will never get to enjoy this sedap dish with their multi-racial friends.”
- 2013, William Gwee Thian Hock, A Baba Boyhood: Growing Up During World War 2, page 205
- “Mampus lah. How can immature females be allowed to choose their own life partner?”
Usage notes
Commonly used in a joking manner to refer to oneself when in trouble, or as a form of curse to someone else.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay mampus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qa(m)pus (“come to an end, be destroyed”). Doublet of hapus. Compare Sundanese apus (“easily go out, extinguished (fire)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mam‧pus
Verb
mampus
- (vulgar) to die
- Synonym: mati
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qa(m)pus (“come to an end, be destroyed”). Doublet of hapus. Compare Sundanese apus (“easily go out, extinguished (fire)”).
Pronunciation
Verb
mampus (Jawi spelling ممڤوس)
- (vulgar) to die, to perish
- Synonyms: mati, meninggal dunia
- Antonym: hidup
See also
Further reading