noun · countable / uncountable · rare

muggle

mug·gle

muggle · muggles

MarijuanaMarijuana.

UK/ˈmʌɡl̩/US/ˈmʌɡ(ə)l/

» Tom is a Muggle.

Том – магл.

Meaning

5 senses

(dated, in the plural, slang, uncountable)Marijuana.
(countable, dated, slang)A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
Alternative letter-case form of Muggle.
(dated, slang)A person who has no magical abilities.
(broadly, dated, slang)A person who lacks a particular ability or skill; a non-specialist; also, a person who is not a member of a group; an outsider.
A person who lacks a particular ability or skill; a non-specialist; also, a person who is not a member of a group; an outsider.
(broadly, dated, slang, specifically)A person not involved in the pastime of geocaching.

Examples

2 sentences

Tom is a Muggle.
ruТом – магл.
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The sport of Muggle Quidditch is becoming increasingly popular around the world, particularly on university campuses.
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Origin

Origin unknown; first known to have come into use in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., in th

Origin unknown; first known to have come into use in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., in the mid-1920s.

See Muggle. The verb sense (“to deface a geocache”) derives from the fact that people interfering with such items are assumed not to be geocachers: see the noun sense 1.2.1.

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