muggie

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noun

The stomach of a fish, used as food.

OriginAfrikaans muggie ← Dutch mug ← Middle Dutch mugge →
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Meanings

muggie1

nounmuggie (plural muggies)

plural muggies

  1. ScotlandThe stomach of a fish, used as food.

muggie2

nounmuggie (plural muggies)

plural muggies

  1. South Africamosquito, gnat

Origin

  1. Middle Dutchmugge
  2. Dutchmug
  3. Afrikaansmuggie
  4. Englishmuggie

Borrowed from Afrikaans muggie, diminutive of mug, from Dutch mug, from Middle Dutch mugge.

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APA

muggie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muggie

MLA

“muggie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muggie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muggie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muggie.

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