see|muggle
English
wikipedia
Etymology
Coined by w:J. K. Rowling|J.K. Rowling from mug + -le.
Noun
en-noun
- A non-magical person in the works of w:J. K. Rowling|J.K. Rowling.
#* 2005, Kirkus Reviews, review of Charlotte Haptie, Otto and the Bird Charmers, from Dow Jones, Apr 1, 2005
#*: Once again, THE magic-working Karmidee, marginalized by THE Muggle-ish Normals, are threatened by a coup in THE city's government [...].
#* 2005, Jeffrey Weiss, review of Christine Wicker, Not in Kansas Anymore, in Dallas Morning News, Sep 30, 2005
#*: "It could all be deadly earnest if she didn't have a sense of humor. My favorite sentence is a chapter title: "Every time you hear a bell, a Muggle has turned magical."
#* 2005, Felix Cheong, "Age-old sexism still pervades films about witches and wizards", Channel News Asia, Aug 19, 2005
#*: In her second outing as a witch � the first being Practical Magic (1998) � Nicole Kidman plays Isabel, a witch who's trying to settle down to the Muggle life of a suburban housewife.
- A non-specialist; someone lacking a particular skill or ability.
#* 2003, "There are too many flashing lights nowadays for a knight of the road...", in Nursing Standard, May 14, 2003
#*: [�] I have finally worked out that the word ECNALUBMA in back-to-front writing translates as 'get out of my way, you Muggle motorist'.
See also
muggle
Translations
trans-top|non-magical person in the works of J.K. Rowling
Catalan: #Catalan|Muggle m
Chinese: �� (mágu�)
Croatian: t-|hr|bezjak|m
Czech: t-|cs|Mudla|m
Dutch: t|nl|dreuzel|m
Estonian: t-|et|Mugu
Finnish: t-|fi|jästi
French: Moldu m
German: Muggel m
Greek (Ancient): ��γαλο� m
Hebrew: ����|��ּ�ְ� (muggl) m
Hungarian: Muglik
Icelandic: Muggi m
Italian: t|it|Babbano|m
Japanese: t-|ja|���|trmaguru|scJpan
Latin: t-|la|Muggle|m
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Lithuanian: Žiobaras g|Lithuanian
Macedonian: Ш���мига g|Macedonian
Norwegian: Gomper g|Norwegian
Persian: t+|fa|�ش�گ|trMashang|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Portuguese: #Portuguese|Muggle m italbrac|Portugal, trouxa m italbrac|Brazil
Romanian: �ncuiat m, �ncuiat� f
Russian: �аггл (Maggl) m
Slovak: mukel m
Slovene: bunkelj m
Serbian: Normalac m
Spanish: t-|es|muggle|m
Swedish: t-|sv|mugglare|c
Thai: Thai|มั���ิ�ล (mákgêrn)
Turkish: t-|tr|muggle
Vietnamese: t+|vi|Muggle|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|non-specialist
Dutch: t+|nl|amateur
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rfd|Independence, or a single author only?
vi:Muggle
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