muggins
noun/ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/
Etymology Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.
1
UK A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
- I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.
- "And I thought: if muggins here, a 37-year-old government minister who can look after myself, feels that way, then we need to really think about how we're putting in place a level of protection for women.2022 April 6, “Network News: Booze ban continues as part of move to prioritise women's safety”, in RAIL, number 954, page 6:
2
The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly.
3
A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
4
A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.
- Derived terms
- cotton-headed ninny-muggins
- Related terms
- mugginsed, Buggins's turn, cutthroat, cutthroat cribbage