muppet
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of muppet
C20: from the name for the puppets used in the television programme The Muppet Show
Example Sentences
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Rather than being icily commanding, he comes across as a petulant muppet.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"One paleo-artist said that it looked like a murder muppet."
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
The 7-year-old girl is Korean American and the first Asian American muppet on the show.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2022
Abby Cadabby is a four-year-old fairy muppet and the first leading female character on "Sesame Street."
From Salon • Nov. 26, 2021
"Make millions of people happy," echoes the starry-eyed muppet.
From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Laxer, Mark Eliot
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