muggins
a convention in the card game of cribbage in which a player scores points overlooked by an opponent.
a game of dominoes, in which any player who can make the sum of two ends of the line equal five or a multiple of five adds the number so made to their score.
British Slang. a fool.
Origin of muggins
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How to use muggins in a sentence
"We'll march home Siamese fashion or my name is muggins," said the inspector, between his teeth.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) LeahyHow well it reads, that 'Private muggins received a shot in the neck and died without a groan.'
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1 | Robert H. NewellSerious muggins had come out with Silver-headed Jack, and had got the title because he never smiled.
Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) FarjeonSerious muggins actually seemed pleased that we were not successful.
Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) FarjeonI was working at the windlass, and Serious muggins was chopping down a tree, a little distance off, for firewood.
Grif | B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon
British Dictionary definitions for muggins
/ (ˈmʌɡɪnz) /
British slang
a simpleton; silly person
a title used humorously to refer to oneself
a variation on the game of dominoes
a card game
Origin of muggins
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