muggins


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muggins

(ˈmʌɡɪnz)
n
1. slang
a. a simpleton; silly person
b. a title used humorously to refer to oneself
2. (Games, other than specified) a variation on the game of dominoes
3. (Card Games) a card game
[C19: probably from the surname Muggins]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.muggins - a person who lacks good judgmentmuggins - a person who lacks good judgment  
fool, saphead, tomfool, sap
buffoon, clown - a rude or vulgar fool
flibbertigibbet, foolish woman - a female fool
bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, jackass, zany, goose - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
meshuggeneh, meshuggener - (Yiddish) a crazy fool
morosoph - a learned fool
putz - (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
wally - a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

muggins

[ˈmʌgɪnz] N (Brit) muggins will do it → lo haré yo, como un tonto
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

muggins

[ˈmʌgɪnz] n → ma pomme
... and muggins does all the work → ... et c'est ma pomme qui fait tout le boulot
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

muggins

n sing (Brit inf) → Blödmann m (inf); while muggins does all the work → und ich bin mal wieder der/die Dumme und kann die ganze Arbeit allein machen (inf); and muggins here forgot … → und ich Blödmann vergesse (inf) → …, und der Blödmann hier vergisst (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

muggins

[ˈmʌgɪnz] nsg (Brit) (fam) → fesso/a, salame m; (oneself) muggins had to do it → come sempre è toccato a me
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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