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noun
Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
An incompetent or foolish person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, derogatory, slang
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noun
A term of endearment, used with a young girl
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A type of puppet created by Jim Henson or his studio, typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod or glove to move one arm of the puppet.
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noun
One of a group of established puppet characters acting as a sort of repertory company on The Muppet Show, and/or appearing on Sesame Street.
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noun
Alternative form of muppet (fool).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, Eastern, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, US, alt-of, alternative, derogatory, slang
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History
From Muppet, from the Muppets franchise
Most likely a variant of moppet.
Coined by Jim Henson as an alteration of puppet. Henson had claimed the word was a blend of marionette + puppet, but later recanted.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
