muggins

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

fool

sap

saphead

nincompoop

tomfool

mug

simpleton

goon

lame

ninny

nitwit

peasant

square

twerp

twirp

twit

tyke

villager

yokel

dumbass

boor

tike

bozo

bumpkin

chump

churl

dork

flat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/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.