Meanings
plural mulligan stews · alternative Mulligan stew · alternative mulligan-stew
- countableuncountableA stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.
He, who had eaten the leavings from firemen’s pails in round-houses and “scoffed” mulligan-stews at water-tanks, had learned thoroughly the worth of money.
1916 April, Jack London, The Little Lady of the Big House, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLCSynonyms: hobo stew, Irish stew
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.
More synonyms by meaning
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Origin
From Mulligan (“Irish surname”); compare Irish stew.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish sekapata
- sekapatadish
Cite this entry
mulligan stew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulligan%20stew
“mulligan stew.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulligan%20stew. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mulligan stew,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mulligan%20stew.
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