mulligan

¹

[muhl-i-guhn]

noun

1. Also called mulligan stew. a stew containing meat, vegetables, etc., especially one made of any available ingredients.

2. Golf.,  a shot not counted against the score, permitted in unofficial play to a player whose previous shot was poor.

Mulligan

²

[muhl-i-guhn]

noun

1. Gerald Joseph GerryJeru, 1927–96, U.S. jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.

Mulligan

¹

/ ˈmʌlɪɡən /

noun

1. Gerry , full name Gerald Joseph Mulligan. 1927–96, US jazz saxophonist, who pioneered the cool jazz style of the 1950s

mulligan

²

/ ˈmʌlɪɡən /

noun

1. a stew made from odds and ends of food

Word History and Origins

Origin of mulligan¹

First recorded in 1900–05; special use of proper name

Word History and Origins

Origin of mulligan¹

C20: perhaps from the surname

Example Sentences

The FDA leaders now have a mulligan if they have the courage to correct their mistake that will cost the lives of cancer patients.

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"I spoke to someone once who played a round of golf with him, who told me that he had taken six mulligans on a single hole."

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Given the constitutional crisis the nation currently finds itself in, watching the men in “Sinners” readily accept the leadership of a qualified Black woman felt like a cinematic mulligan.

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It’s as if MLS gave Colorado a mulligan and the way the game was played suffered as a result.

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“In recent Pennsylvania elections, tens of thousands of ballots have been rejected for violating mandatory election rules — and voters got no mulligan in those elections.”

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