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muggie

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The stomach of a fish, used as food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

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noun

Meaning 2

mosquito, gnat

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Africa

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans muggie, diminutive of mug, from Dutch mug, from Middle Dutch mugge.

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