The meaning of "mugwump"...
12-15-2025, 05:46 PM (This post was last modified: 12-15-2025, 05:46 PM by robkelk.)
12-15-2025, 05:46 PM (This post was last modified: 12-15-2025, 05:46 PM by robkelk.)
... is, apparently, different in the UK than it is in the USA.
Cambridge Dictionary definition of mugwump:
So, is "Supreme Mugwump" Dumbledore a person who by definition does not take part in partisan politics, or is he the biggest idiot?
Cambridge Dictionary definition of mugwump:
Quote:US informal (also Mugwump)
a person who likes to be politically independent and does not support or remain loyal to any political group:
As a reporter, I've met with political groups large and small, Democratic and Republican, Green Party, mugwumps, you name it.
UK informal old-fashioned
a stupid person:
To make a fresh milk cheese at home is the simplest of processes; any mugwump can do it.
So, is "Supreme Mugwump" Dumbledore a person who by definition does not take part in partisan politics, or is he the biggest idiot?
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Sticks and stones can break your bones,
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Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
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