muggins

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/

Noun

muggins (countable and uncountable, plural mugginses)

  1. A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
    I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.
  2. (cribbage) The act of stealing another player's points because they either mis-pegged or counted up incorrectly.
  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.
  4. (uncountable) A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.

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