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How to pronounce “mugwump”
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Pronunciation guide for mugwump
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of mugwump with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 1 YouTube example
- Real speech example
- Erin McKean: Go ahead, make up new words! 6 minutes, 57 seconds
"Mugwump" is a perfectly good word of English.
- Definition summary
- (chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
Example 1 of 1
How to pronounce mugwump
Erin McKean: Go ahead, make up new words! 6 minutes, 57 seconds

"Mugwump" is a perfectly good word of English.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “mugwump”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (chiefly humorous) A (male) leader; an important (male) person.
- (politics)
- (Australia, US, by extension, colloquial, somewhat derogatory) A person who stays neutral or non-committal; a fence sitter; also, a person who maintains an aloof and often self-important demeanour.
- (Australia) A foolish person.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To behave like a mugwump.
- (intransitive) To purport to stay aloof and independent, especially from party politics.
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