n.
Pronunciation: ' ma-g ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English magot, probably alteration of mathek, maddok; akin to Middle Low German m ē deke maggot, Old Norse mathkr, Old English matha
Date: 14th century
1 : a soft-bodied legless grub that is the larva of a dipterous insect (as the housefly)
2 : a fantastic or eccentric idea : WHIM
– mag · goty \ -g ə -t ē \ adjective