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juggins

/ˈd͡ʒʌɡɪnz/

juggins noun: a fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.

Noun

juggins (plural jugginses)

  1. A fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
    • […] this boy, though at present a juggins, had the makings of a superb creature.1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 788

Forms of juggins

pluraljugginses

Origin of juggins

Uncertain; perhaps an extended use of Juggins, originally a plebian surname.

Words that rhyme with juggins

Questions about juggins

What does juggins mean?
Juggins means a fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
What part of speech is juggins?
Juggins is a noun.
How do you pronounce juggins?
Juggins is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌɡɪnz/.
What is the plural of juggins?
The plural of juggins is jugginses.

Words near juggins in the dictionary

  1. Juggernautish
  2. juggernauts
  3. juggers
  4. jugging
  5. juggings
  6. juggins
  7. jugginses
  8. jugglable
  9. juggle
  10. juggled
  11. jugglement

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