mulligan

Meaning

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of mulligan stew.
2. (countable, uncountable) An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.
3. (countable, uncountable) An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards and draw a new initial hand at the beginning of a game.
4. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A second chance.

Synonyms

mulligan stew

Irish burgoo

Translations

موليجان

Eintopf

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burgoo irlandés

estofado irlandés

puchero irlandés

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌlɪɡən/

Etymology

Attested since the 1930s in the sense “chance to re-take a golf stroke”; probably from the name Mulligan, after a golfer who replayed a stroke. See Wikipedia for more information.