mugwump
/ˈmʌɡwʌmp
/noun North American
A person who remains aloof or independent, especially from party politics.I sit on the fence…a "mugwump" as my daddy would say....
- Webster calls himself a Mugwump, but the mug and wump usually lean over the conservative side of the fence.
- For the average citizen, if there's anything to be said of a mugwump, it's that he doesn't play favorites.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Algonquian mugquomp 'great chief'.
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