MULLIGAN

Etymology

Noun

mulligan (countable and uncountable, plural mulligans)

Mulligan stew.

(golf) An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.

(collectible card games) An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards and draw a new initial hand at the beginning of a game.

A second chance.

Etymology

Proper noun

Mulligan (plural Mulligans)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mulligan is the 2469th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14590 individuals. Mulligan is most common among White (91.47%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




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2 July 2025

RESTITUTION

(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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