mugwump

[ muhg-wuhmp ]

/ ˈmʌgˌwʌmp /

noun

a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884.

a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue.

Origin of mugwump

First recorded in 1830–35, Americanism; artificial 19th-century revival of Massachusett (English spelling) mugquomp, syncopated form of muggumquomp “war leader” (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian (unattested) memekw- perhaps “swift” + (unattested) -a·pe·w “man”)

OTHER WORDS FROM mugwump

mug·wump·er·y, mugwumpism, nounmug·wump·i·an, adjectivemugwumpish, adjective

Words nearby mugwump

mug punter, mug's game, mug shot, mug up, mugwort, mugwump, Muhajirun, Muhammad, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Ali, Muhammadan

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Example sentences from the Web for mugwump

Out of the nomination of Blaine grew the "Mugwump" movement, whose influence was greater than that of the last bolt.
The New Nation|Frederic L. Paxson
He had always fooled more or less with politics, having come out as a mugwump and free-trader under Cleveland.
The Memoirs of an American Citizen|Robert Herrick
I was very anxious to keep him in his place, but at first I could not think of any way to help him, for I was a mugwump.
Chapters from My Autobiography|Mark Twain
Then the rector asked if even one mugwump was, in the Christian sense, deleterious.
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town|Stephen Leacock

He was opposed by Aristides, who was a very just man, and an anti-imperialist and "mugwump."
The Ifs of History|Joseph Edgar Chamberlin

British Dictionary definitions for mugwump

mugwump

/ (ˈmʌɡˌwʌmp) /

noun

US a neutral or independent person, esp in politics

Derived forms of mugwump

mugwumpery or mugwumpism, nounmugwumpish, adjective

Word Origin for mugwump

C19: from Algonquian: great chief, from mogki great + -omp man

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	mugwump
释义	mugwump [ muhg-wuhmp ] / ˈmʌgˌwʌmp / noun a Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James G. Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. a person who is unable to make up his or her mind on an issue, especially in politics; a person who is neutral on a controversial issue. Origin of mugwump First recorded in 1830–35, Americanism; artificial 19th-century revival of Massachusett (English spelling) mugquomp, syncopated form of muggumquomp “war leader” (equivalent to Proto-Algonquian (unattested) memekw- perhaps “swift” + (unattested) -a·pe·w “man”) OTHER WORDS FROM mugwump mug·wump·er·y, mugwumpism, nounmug·wump·i·an, adjectivemugwumpish, adjective Words nearby mugwump mug punter, mug's game, mug shot, mug up, mugwort, mugwump, Muhajirun, Muhammad, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Ali, Muhammadan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mugwump Out of the nomination of Blaine grew the "Mugwump" movement, whose influence was greater than that of the last bolt. The New Nation\|Frederic L. Paxson He had always fooled more or less with politics, having come out as a mugwump and free-trader under Cleveland. The Memoirs of an American Citizen\|Robert Herrick I was very anxious to keep him in his place, but at first I could not think of any way to help him, for I was a mugwump. Chapters from My Autobiography\|Mark Twain Then the rector asked if even one mugwump was, in the Christian sense, deleterious. Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town\|Stephen Leacock He was opposed by Aristides, who was a very just man, and an anti-imperialist and "mugwump." The Ifs of History\|Joseph Edgar Chamberlin British Dictionary definitions for mugwump mugwump / (ˈmʌɡˌwʌmp) / noun US a neutral or independent person, esp in politics Derived forms of mugwump mugwumpery or mugwumpism, nounmugwumpish, adjective Word Origin for mugwump C19: from Algonquian: great chief, from mogki great + -omp man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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