Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A contest between drinkers to decide which of them can drink the most.
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- noun A
person who has nomagical abilities. - noun skilled or specialized groups A person who lacks a
skill or is not amember of the group. - verb transitive (in geocaching) To
remove ,deface ordestroy ageocache . - noun in singular or plural, dated A
marijuana cigarette; ajoint . - noun slang
hot chocolate - verb obsolete To be
restless .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Who cares if she took the word muggle from a children’s book in the 80s.
Who (or what) is your Entertainer of the Decade? | EW.com 2009
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Cantor: Tempers Flare as Debt Talks Take a Dramatic Turn True meaning of Harry Potter term 'muggle' is revealed to be marijuana Harry Potter: Hail and Farewell to a Hallowed Franchise
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True meaning of Harry Potter term 'muggle' is revealed to be marijuana The Hacking Saga Continues: Murdoch Goes to Parliament, a New Arrest is Made
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Hitler's Joy of Sex: Nazi Leader Reportedly Gave Blow-Up Dolls To Soldiers True meaning of Harry Potter term 'muggle' is revealed to be marijuana The Hacking Saga Continues: Murdoch Goes to Parliament, a New Arrest is Made
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In a world where magic dominates and where broken limbs can be mended within seconds, physical prowess is a lot less valued than in our "muggle" world.
Harry Potter, the jock Kylopod 2009
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In a world where magic dominates and where broken limbs can be mended within seconds, physical prowess is a lot less valued than in our "muggle" world.
Archive 2009-10-01 Kylopod 2009
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And as it is obviously an imagined world, it can tell me all the more about the world than "muggle" fiction.
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The clue that set me off was the description of the cache as something a "muggle" would overlook but to a geocacher it would stand out ... made me think of a "portkey".
Archive 2007-03-01 Darren Kuropatwa 2007
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The clue that set me off was the description of the cache as something a "muggle" would overlook but to a geocacher it would stand out ... made me think of a "portkey".
Missed One Found Another Darren Kuropatwa 2007
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Sounds like "muggle", JKR's word for non magical folk from the Harry Potter series...
Muggins explained Jessica 2006
muamor commented on the word muggle
'Harry could tell that they were Muggles because they remained quite stationary within their pictures, faded smiles and glazed eyes frozen on the paper.' Harry Potter and the deathly hallows. J.K. Rowling.
March 1, 2008
frindley commented on the word muggle
Also a slang term for marijuana (either singular or plural), as I discovered today while reading about Louis Armstrong.
August 11, 2008
oroboros commented on the word muggle
Also used today on NPR's Says You "which is the real definition" segment of the show. Real definition: a man with a tail.
August 31, 2008
jemidan commented on the word muggle
Someone not a member of the "magic" -witch & wizard - community. From the Harry Potter series of books written by J K Rowling.
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June 14, 2009
fehguy commented on the word muggle
A non wizard
March 20, 2011
agenttgirl commented on the word muggle
I still have the hope I am not a muggle :)
July 17, 2011
alexz commented on the word muggle
You know you'll find archaic words when an old book has 'archaic words' in the title.
The west Somerset word-book: A glossary of dialectal and archaic ... - Volume 17, Issue 3 - Page 20
books.google.ca/books?id=WVYJAAAAQAAJ
Frederick Thomas Elworthy - 1886
ALL TO A MUGGLE Tau l tue u muug-1]. In a muddle, confusion. Uur zumd awl tue u muug-l, poo ur soal, aa'dr ee duyd, she seemed all to a muggle, poor soul, after he died. Dhu aewz wuz awl tue u muug-l, the house was all to a muggle.
February 19, 2013