mugga

British

/ ˈmʌɡə /

noun

an Australian eucalyptus tree with dark bark and pink flowers, Eucalyptus sideroxylon

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Etymology

Origin of mugga

from a native Australian language

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As for the meaning of "ugga mugga," we'll let Daniel Tiger explain it.

From Salon

“What does ‘ugga mugga’ mean to you?”

From Salon

On approaching the village, we were met by some women howling and wailing, and on inquiring the reason, we were informed that queen Hugga Mugga, the favourite wife of the king, was desperately ill, and had been bewitched, and that the king had sent for a learned sorcerer to discover the guilty persons.

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