"muggins" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/ Forms: mugginses [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌɡɪnz Etymology: Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins. Etymology templates: {{unknown|en|nocap=1}} unknown, {{m|en|mug||fool}} mug (“fool”), {{m|en|Muggins}} Muggins Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} muggins (countable and uncountable, plural mugginses)
  1. A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (fool or idiot): Dummkopf [masculine] (German), Idiot [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-muggins-en-noun-9Rx4FTrj Disambiguation of 'fool or idiot': 100 0 0 0
  2. (cribbage) The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cribbage
    Sense id: en-muggins-en-noun-8fTIAKg7
  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. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-muggins-en-noun-C51pdMoE
  4. (uncountable) A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-muggins-en-noun-coHdkI1T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 18 26 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mugginsed, cutthroat, cutthroat cribbage

Inflected forms

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