juggins
Americannoun
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jugginses
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of juggins
First recorded in 1835–45; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Good old Tibbles," it ran; "I knew some juggins would rise, whatever I wrote.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman
What a juggins you were to give it him,” supplemented the other, sapiently.
From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford
Lord love you, he can do seventeen inside the hour, and he left that juggins as if he was standing still.
From The Chequers Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary by James Runciman
I say, Uncle, your friend must be a jolly old juggins!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various
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 William Magnay
Yet some jugginses kick at my lingo as vulgar!
From Punch, or the London Charivari. Volume 93, September 10, 1887 by Various
It is one, however, that now, as of yore, swell backers, self-conceited amateurs, and other pugilistic jugginses ore apt to ignore or forget.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 7, 1891 by Various
There wos patriots playing the clown, there was magistrates playing the fool; There wos jugginses teaching the trombone to kids at a bloomin' Board School.
From Punch Among the Planets by Various
Then he can plunge, and hedge, and jockey the jugginses as much as he's a mind to.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, March 14, 1891 by Various
Some jugginses talk about "Thrift," Penny Savings' Bank bosh, and that stuff.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 by Various
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