muggins
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| —n | |
| 1. | slang (Brit) |
| a. a simpleton; silly person | |
| b. a title used humorously to refer to oneself | |
| 2. | a variation on the game of dominoes |
| 3. | a card game |
| [C19: probably from the surname Muggins] | |
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Muggins
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
muggins
"fool, simpleton," 1855, apparently from the surname, perhaps influenced by slang mug "dupe, fool" (see mug (n.2)).
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