juggins
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of juggins
First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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"No, you'd hardly be such a juggins as that," Mr. Levison leered, exasperatingly.
From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon
“But then I shouldn’t have done it––you––you juggins, Mark!” cried the boy.
From Robinetta by McAulay, Allan
I've no use for a nose like that, nor for the dial of that old juggins in the Dutch oven—what's his name?
From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William
Pinkey ran at him, crying, "Yer silly juggins, if I've got yous, I've got all I want."
From Jonah by Stone, Louis
Your juggins may 'ave 'is own whim About bicycling, boating, or wot not; I mean bein' well in the swim.
From Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 by Various
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