Definition of MUGGINS

muggins

Meanings

Plural: mugginses

Noun

  • a person who lacks good judgment
  • A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
  • The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly.
  • A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
  • A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.

Origin / Etymology

Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.

Synonyms

fool, sap, saphead, tomfool

Scrabble Score: 11

muggins is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
muggins is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
muggins is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

muggins is a valid Words With Friends word