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noun
A fool or idiot (especially as an ironic way of referring to oneself).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of stealing another player's points because they either mispegged or counted up incorrectly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: cribbage
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A card game based on building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a person who lacks good judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: fool, sap, saphead, tomfool
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: simpleton, simple
Narrower terms: ass, clown, buffoon, flibbertigibbet, foolish woman, fucker, fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany, meshuggeneh, meshuggener, morosoph, putz, wally
History
Origin unknown. Sense 'fool' originally British slang of 1770s, probably an extension of earlier mug (“fool”). Game senses perhaps from surname Muggins.
Across languages
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
