muggins
(uncountable) A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
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(uncountable) A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.
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(chiefly, Britain) A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.
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(cribbage) The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly.
I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual.
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