muggins

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmʌgɪnz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mug′inz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mug•gins  (mug′inz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Gamesa convention in the card game of cribbage in which a player scores points overlooked by an opponent.
  2. Gamesa game of dominoes, in which any player who can make the sum of two ends of the line equal five or a multiple of five adds the number so made to his or her score.
  3. British Termsa fool.
  • 1850–55; probably special use of proper name; def. 3 by association with mug

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
muggins /ˈmʌɡɪnz/ n
  1. Brit slang
    • a foolish person
    • a title used humorously to refer to oneself: just get muggins to do all the work
  2. a card game
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from the surname Muggins

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