Meanings
plural mugginses
- UKcountableuncountableA 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.
1 more example
"And I thought: if muggins here, a 37-year-old government minister who can look after myself, feels that way, then we need to really think about how we're putting in place a level of protection for women.
2022 April 6, “Network News: Booze ban continues as part of move to prioritise women's safety”, in RAIL, number 954, page 6 - countableuncountablecribbageThe act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly.
- uncountableA game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
- uncountableA card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French bibi
- bibifool or idiot
German Dummkopf, Idiot
- Dummkopffool or idiot
- Idiotfool or idiot
Polish frajer, frajerka
- frajerfool or idiot
- frajerkafool or idiot
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with muggins
All rhymes →Cite this entry
muggins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muggins
“muggins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muggins. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muggins,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muggins.
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