Definition

1. Noun:
   • A foolish or gullible person; someone easily deceived or taken advantage of due to poor judgment. This term is often used informally and can imply a sense of self-deprecation, as if calling oneself a fool for making a mistake.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • I was the muggins who volunteered to do all the extra work. (Here, the speaker refers to themselves as the foolish person who took on an undesirable task.)
  • Don't be a muggins and believe everything you read online. (This is a warning not to be a gullible person.)
  • Some muggins left the door unlocked all night. (This refers to an unidentified foolish person responsible for a careless act.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a self-referential, humorous, or mildly sarcastic way to acknowledge one's own foolishness in a situation.
  • Well, I'm the muggins who forgot his passport, so we're going to be late.
• It can be used in direct address, though this is less common and can be playful or insulting depending on context.
  • Oh, muggins! You've done it again.

Variants and Related Words

• Mug (noun, informal): A foolish or gullible person. This is a common, shorter synonym.
  • He's a bit of a mug for falling for that scam.
• Sucker (noun, informal): A person easily fooled or deceived.
• Simpleton (noun): A person lacking in common sense or intelligence.

Synonyms

• Fool
• Dupe
• Sap (informal)
• Chump (informal)
• Nincompoop

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• "I'm (often) the muggins who...": A common phrase structure used to complain humorously about one's own role in an unfortunate situation.
  • I'm always the muggins who has to clean up the mess.

Noun

1. a person who lacks good judgment