Muggins

/ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/ · noun

Meaning

(chiefly British) A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself)..

Definitions by Sense

1. (chiefly British) A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
2. (cribbage) The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged 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.

Example Sentences

I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.

"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.

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• mugginses

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