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muggins

/ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/

muggins noun: a fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).

Noun

muggins (countable and uncountable, plural mugginses)

  1. (UK) A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
    • I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.
    • "And I thought: if muggins here, a 37-year-old government minister who can look after myself, feels that way, then we need to really think about how we're putting in place a level of protection for women.2022 April 6, “Network News: Booze ban continues as part of move to prioritise women's safety”, in RAIL, number 954, page 6
  2. (cribbage) The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly.
  3. (uncountable) A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
  4. (uncountable) A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.

muggins meaning in Tamil

muggins in Tamil

மூடன்

Forms of muggins

pluralmugginses

Origin of muggins

Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.

Words formed from muggins

Words that rhyme with muggins

Questions about muggins

What does muggins mean?
Muggins means a fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
What is muggins in Tamil?
Muggins in Tamil is மூடன். See Muggins meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is muggins?
Muggins is a noun.
How do you pronounce muggins?
Muggins is pronounced /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/.
What is the plural of muggins?
The plural of muggins is mugginses.

Words near muggins in the dictionary

  1. mugginess
  2. mugging
  3. mugging off
  4. mugging up
  5. muggings
  6. muggins
  7. mugginsed
  8. mugginses
  9. muggish
  10. muggle
  11. Muggle Quidditch

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