Many of us have heard a word whose meaning we are not fully aware of. We are talking about the expression "mimra". This word seems familiar to us, but it is worth talking about its semantics in more detail.
The etymology of this expression
If we turn to Russian dialects, we can find out the following: among the people, mimra is an unsociable, self-enclosed person, more often they say this about a woman who is gloomy, taciturn and boring.
In general, several dialectical meanings of this expression can be distinguished: the so-called sloppy women who refuse to walk in public in clean and torn clothes. Such behavior was immediately punished among the people by neglect of the slut and ridicule of her.
Also, such a word was used to call people silent and refusing to communicate.
The meaning of the word "myrrh" in folk etymology is also associated with a state of illness, malaise, thinness and exhaustion.
Philologists argue about the true origin of the word, but in general their position is related to the fact that in the old days it denoted a person who sought to live at home all his life, avoiding human society.
Modern interpretation of the word
If we talk about modernity, then this expression has come into use in the past fifty years. A vivid example of the use of expression was the film "Office Romance". In it, mumra is a woman who does not take care of herself, dresses tastelessly, and builds a professional career to the detriment of her personal life. Remember: "Our world has come ..."? So in the film, colleagues were called the main character - the director Lyudmila Prokofievna.
In modern perception, myrrh is such a “blue stocking”, a female careerist who has lost her femininity and charm, turning into a kind of man.
Now you know what this word means. It sounds rude and disrespectful. But in reality it turns out that mimra is an unhappy woman who, although she has achieved much in the profession, has lost herself as a mother and wife.