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
“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
Together with their furry, friendly, and occasionally grouchy muppet friends, McGrath and the Sesame Street family taught children everything from counting to kindness, through songs such as like People In Your Neighbourhood.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 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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