mudslum
UK/ˈmʌd.slʌm/
mudslum is the informal form of Muslim.
Meaning of Muslim
Adjective
Muslim (comparative more Muslim, superlative most Muslim)
- Being or relating to a believer of Islam.
- The notion of blood purity was first elaborated in Europe, where it was used to separate Old Christians from Spain’s New Christians—women and men of Jewish and Muslim origin whose ancestors had converted to Christianity.2009, Irene Silverblatt, “Foreword”, in Andrew B. Fisher, Matthew D. O'hara, editors, Imperial Subjects: Race and Identity in Colonial Latin America, page xi
- Synonyms:
- Islamic
Forms of mudslum
| plural | mudslums |
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Origin of mudslum
Compound of mud + slum, from the phonetic resemblance to Muslim.
Words that rhyme with mudslum
Questions about mudslum
- What is mudslum the informal form of?
- Mudslum is the informal form of Muslim.
- How do you pronounce mudslum?
- Mudslum is pronounced /ˈmʌd.slʌm/ (UK).
Words near mudslum in the dictionary
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