muggins

/ˈmʌgɪnz/
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Definitions of muggins
  1. noun
    a person who lacks good judgment
    synonyms: fool, sap, saphead, tomfool
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    buffoon, clown
    a rude or vulgar fool
    flibbertigibbet, foolish woman
    a foolish, flighty, and overly talkative person
    bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goofball, goose, zany
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
    meshuggeneh, meshuggener
    (Yiddish) a crazy fool
    morosoph
    a learned fool
    putz
    (Yiddish) a fool; an idiot
    wally
    a silly and inept person; someone who is regarded as stupid
    type of:
    simple, simpleton
    a person lacking intelligence or common sense
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