mulligan
[muhl-i-guh n]
- Also called mulligan stew. a stew containing meat, vegetables, etc., especially one made of any available ingredients.
- Golf. a shot not counted against the score, permitted in unofficial play to a player whose previous shot was poor.
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Origin of mulligan
First recorded in 1900–05; special use of proper name
Mulligan
[muhl-i-guh n]
- Gerald JosephGerryJeru, 1927–96, U.S. jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer.
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Contemporary Examples
Mulligan and Timberlake may be stars, but the Coens leave them admirably unbuffed.
Mulligan's character is shacked up with Justin Timberlake, who—in the spirit of the film—delivers a subtly effective performance.
I also just get called “Mulligan” a lot, which I quite like.
Carey Mulligan, Star of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ on the Coen Brothers, ‘N Sync Fandom, Lorde, and MoreMarlow Stern
December 3, 2013
This may seem silly, but I have a friend with the last name “Mulligan,” and we used to call her “Mulligatawny,” like the soup.
Carey Mulligan, Star of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis,’ on the Coen Brothers, ‘N Sync Fandom, Lorde, and MoreMarlow Stern
December 3, 2013
“He is not now and never will be a martyr,” Mulligan said of Hasan.
Historical Examples
He was in the midst of the turmoil when Hartley came in, humming the "Mulligan Guards."
Wayside CourtshipsHamlin Garland
By rolling these forward, he pushed his line close to Mulligan's works.
From Fort Henry to CorinthManning Ferguson Force
Then I saw Mulligan Jacobs in the gloom, within two yards of the mate.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
No; the philosophers have not yet explained Mulligan Jacobs.
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
I wonder, had I asked Mulligan Jacobs the question, if he would have told me?
The Mutiny of the ElsinoreJack London
mulligan
- US and Canadian a stew made from odds and ends of food
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Word Origin
C20: perhaps from the surname
Mulligan
- Gerry, full name Gerald Joseph Mulligan. 1927–96, US jazz saxophonist, who pioneered the cool jazz style of the 1950s
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Word Origin and History for mulligan
Mulligan
n.
surname, from Gaelic Maolagan, Old Irish Maelecan, a double diminutive of mael "bald," hence "the little bald (or shaven) one," probably often a reference to a monk or disciple. As "stew made with whatever's available," 1904, hobo slang, probably from a proper name. The golf sense of "extra stroke after a poor shot" (1949) is sometimes said to be from the name of a Canadian golfer in the 1920s whose friends gave him an extra shot in gratitude for driving them over rough roads to their weekly foursome at St. Lambert Country Club near Montreal.
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