MUGGLE

Etymology 1

Noun

muggle (countable and uncountable, plural muggles) (originally, US, slang, dated)

(uncountable, chiefly, in the plural) Marijuana. [from mid 1920s]

Synonym: Thesaurus:marijuana

(countable) A marijuana cigarette; a joint. [from mid 1920s]

Synonym: Thesaurus:marijuana cigarette

Etymology 2

Noun

muggle (plural muggles)

Alternative letter-case form of Muggle

A person who has no magical abilities.

(by extension) A person who lacks a particular ability or skill; a non-specialist; also, a person who is not a member of a group; an outsider.

(geocaching, specifically) A person not involved in the pastime of geocaching.

Antonym: geocacher

Verb

muggle (third-person singular simple present muggles, present participle muggling, simple past and past participle muggled)

(transitive, geocaching) To deface, destroy, or remove a geocache.

Etymology 3

Verb

muggle (third-person singular simple present muggles, present participle muggling, simple past and past participle muggled)

(intransitive, Britain, dialectal) Often followed by along: to live or work in an unorganized and unplanned way; to muddle along.

Etymology

Noun

Muggle (plural Muggles)

A person who has no magical abilities.

(by extension) A person who lacks a particular ability or skill; a non-specialist; also, a person who is not a member of a group; an outsider or cowan.

Synonym: Thesaurus:mainstreamer

(geocaching, specifically) A person not involved in the pastime of geocaching.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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