What does "muggins" mean?
Muggins: A game at cards which depends upon building in suits or matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of one's cards.
Additional senses
- 2.In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying "muggins."
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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