muggins

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʌ.ɡɪnz/

Noun

muggins (countable and uncountable, plural mugginses)

1. 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.

2. (cribbage) The act of stealing another player's points because they either mis-pegged or counted up incorrectly.
3. (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.
4. (uncountable) A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.

Related terms

• mugginsed

See also

• cutthroat
• cutthroat cribbage

References

• http://www.cribbage.org/rules/rule1.asp
• http://www.pagat.com/adders/crib6.html#scoring%20during%20the%20play