muggle

Main Entry:  muggle1
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a marijuana cigarette
Etymology:  1920s
Usage:  slang
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Main Entry:  muggle2
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a common person, esp. one who is ignorant or has no skills
Example:  There are muggles in every computer class.
Etymology:  1920s
Usage:  slang
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Muggle is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Main Entry:  muggle3
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a person without magical powers
Etymology:  1996; popularized by J. K. Rowling in "Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone"
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Word Origin & History

muggle
"marijuana, a joint," 1926, originally mainly from New Orleans, of unknown origin.
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muggle definition


  1. n.
    someone ignorant about computers, programming, or hacking. (From the name for nonsorcerers in the Harry Potter series of books.) : This software is great for muggles. It's also drool-proof.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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