muggins
/'mʌginz/
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Definition
- 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
- a person who lacks good judgment