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
Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, is the best thing to happen to "Star Wars" since "Return of the Jedi" . . . which also featured some adorable alien muppet people, now that I think about it.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2022
The 7-year-old girl is Korean American and the first Asian American muppet on the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
"Make millions of people happy," echoes the starry-eyed muppet.
From Take Me for a Ride: coming of age in a destructive cult by Mark Eliot Laxer
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