Meanings
nounmugu (plural mugus)
plural mugus · alternative maga
- South AfricaalternativeAlternative spelling of moegoe.
They sent emails asking mugus to wire funds in order to claim nonexistent prizes.
2010, Sefi Atta, News from Home: Stories, page 245 - AfricaWestderogatoryA fool.
It is people like you who make my hustlers in Europe call Americans mugu.
2020, Mirka Honkanen, World Englishes on the Web: The Nigerian Diaspora in the USA, page 240 - InternetNigeriaderogatoryA victim of an online scam.
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APA
mugu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugu
MLA
“mugu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugu. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mugu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mugu.
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