mucker

A man takes a mucker on the icy sidewalk.

Definition

1. Noun (slang):
   • A clumsy or coarse person: "mucker" refers to an individual who is rough, uncouth, or lacking in refinement.
   • A fall or failure: In British slang, "mucker" can denote a literal tumble or a figurative setback, especially in the phrase "to come a mucker."

Usage Examples

• (Referring to a coarse or ill-mannered person.)
• (He slipped and fell.)
• (The venture failed.)

Advanced Usage

• "to go a mucker": to act recklessly, especially by spending money extravagantly or accumulating debt.
  • After winning the lottery, he went a mucker and was bankrupt within a year. (He spent wastefully and fell into debt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Muck (n): dirt, filth, or manure; also used figuratively to mean something worthless or messy.
  • The stable was full of muck. (Animal waste.)
• Mucky (adj): dirty or muddy.
  • The children came home with mucky boots. (Dirty boots.)

Synonyms

• Oaf: a clumsy or stupid person.
• Boor: a rude or insensitive person.
• Lout: an uncouth or aggressive man.
• Tumble: a fall (as a noun for "a mucker" in the sense of a fall).

Related Idioms

• Come a cropper: to suffer a sudden failure or accident (similar to "come a mucker").
  • He came a cropper in the final exam. (He failed unexpectedly.)
• Make a muck of: to spoil or ruin something.
  • She made a muck of the recipe by adding too much salt. (She ruined the dish.)