Etymology

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Today it means: A bugbear or invented monster. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Μορμώ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΜορμώ“a hideous she-monster, a bugbear”
  2. English todaymormo

From Ancient Greek Μορμώ (Mormṓ, “a hideous she-monster, a bugbear”).

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