Complete Definition of "muggins"

English

Noun
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  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.

  1. context|Cribbage: The act of stealing another player's points because they either mis-pegged or counted up incorrectly. House rules must specify if mugginser gets the mugginsee's points or if the mugginsee's points are simply lost, before the start of the game. By default, the mugginser gets the points.

Synonyms
cutthroat
cutthroat cribbage

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

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