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muggins

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "muggins" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
7 characters
English (US)
2syllables

muggins

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

muggins is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, muggins is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofmuggins

1noun
  • A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).

    Example: "I suppose muggins here will have to do all the work, as usual."

  • The act of stealing another player's points because they either mis-pegged or counted up incorrectly.
  • A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
  • A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.
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