Synonyms for muggins

Most common

sap · tomfool · saphead · dolt

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 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.

Forms

Plural

mugginses → fools, saps, tomfools, sapheads…

Example sentences

• sap "What's that for?" "It's for collecting tree sap."
• dolt Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

sap¹

4 letters

fool¹, dolt

7 letters

tomfool, saphead

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