muppet

British

/ ˈmʌpɪt /

noun

slang a stupid person

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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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"One paleo-artist said that it looked like a murder muppet."

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

“Call it bubble breathing,” Mead said, putting on a podcast in which Sesame Street muppet Abby Cadabby teaches children how to use bubble breaths to calm themselves.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

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 teenager said the boy and his friends had called her a "muppet" before the confrontation.

From BBC • May 11, 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 Laxer, Mark Eliot

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