# muggins

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/

## Definitions
1. A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
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.

## Etymology
Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muggins