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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mug·wump 
[muhg-wuhmp] Pronunciation Key
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[muhg-wuhmp] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. |
| 2. | a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, esp. in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue. |
[Origin: 1830–35, Americanism; artificial 19th-cent. revival of Massachusett (E sp.) mugquomp, syncopated form of muggumquomp war leader (equiv. to Proto-Algonquian *memekw- perh., swift + *-a·pe·w man)]
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mug·wump·er·y, mugwumpism, noun
mug·wump·i·an, adjective
mugwumpish, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mug·wump
(mŭg'wŭmp') Pronunciation Key
n.
[Massachusett mugguomp, mummugguomp, war leader.] mug'wump'er·y n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mugwump
mugwump
1832, jocular for "great man, boss," Amer.Eng., from Algonquian (Natick) mugquomp "important person," used since 1884 of Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine's presidential candidacy, hence "one who holds himself aloof from party politics."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| mugwump | |
noun | |
| 1. | someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884 |
| 2. | a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mugwump
Mug"wump`\, n. [Cf. Algonquin mugquomp a chief.] A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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