MUGWUMP


Meaning of MUGWUMP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈməg-ˌwəmp ]

noun

Etymology: obsolete slang mugwump kingpin, from Massachusett mugquomp, muggumquomp war leader

Date: 1884

1. : a bolter from the Republican party in 1884

2. : a person who is independent (as in politics) or who remains undecided or neutral

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