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The A to Z of Northern slang - M is for Muggins

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Ian Jones
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Muggins

noun \ˈməg-gənz\

Definition: Someone who is lumbered with thankless tasks, usually used about oneself and followed with the word 'here'.

Origins: Adapting the term for street robbery, 'mugging', to refer to someone so malleable it is easy to take their time and possessions.

Synonyms: joey, gimp

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