muggins
mug·gins
noun
Origin
Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.
Phrases
- Buggins's turn
- cotton-headed ninny-muggins
- cutthroat cribbage
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