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Mo⋅mus

  [moh-muhs]
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–noun, plural -mus⋅es, -mi  [-mahy] for 2.
1. Also, Mo⋅mos  [moh-mos] . Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule.
2. (sometimes lowercase) a faultfinder; a carping critic.
Origin:
< L Mōmus < Gk Mômos, special use of mômos blame, ridicule
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Mo·mus   (mō'məs)   
n.   Greek Mythology
The god of blame and ridicule.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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momus 
"humorously disagreeable person," 1563, from L., from Gk. Momos, god of ridicule (Gk. momos); also used in Eng. as personification of fault-finding and captious criticism.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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