MUPPET

Meaning of MUPPET in English

■ noun Brit. informal an incompetent or foolish person.

Origin

1990s: from Muppet , the generic name given to various puppets and marionettes created for the children's television programmes Sesame Street and The Muppet Show .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MUPPET — n. talking puppet from the popular children's television program "The Muppets"
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MUPPET — muppet, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌp ɪt § -ət ▷ muppet|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MUPPET — / ˈmʌpɪt; NAmE / noun ( BrE , informal ) a stupid person •• WORD ORIGIN 1990s: from Muppet , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MUPPET — mup ‧ pet /ˈmʌpət, ˈmʌpɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English spoken informal an insulting word for someone who is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUPPET — Person displaying muppet-like or embarrassing behaviour; a general idiot. Example: You are such a muppet.
Slang English vocab
MUPPET — Mild insult to the mildly dippy. Usually reserved for someone doing something without calling upon common sense in the process. …
Slang English vocab
THE MUPPET SHOW — Mup ‧ pets, The /ˈmʌpɪts/ BrE AmE ( also The ˈMuppet ˌShow ) a US television programme in which the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MUPPET SHOW — a popular television comedy series (1976–81) with a range of puppet characters, including Kermit the frog, Miss Piggy and Fozzy …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL — Рождественская песнь маппет-шоу
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
MUPPET SHOW — ("Muppet Show") "Маппет шоу" Телевизионное варьете с постоянными героями - куклами "маппетс" работы Дж. Хенсона [Henson, Jim]. Передача создана в …
HENSON, JIM — in full James Maury Henson born Sept. 24, 1936, Greenville, Miss., U.S. died May 16, 1990, New York, N.Y. U.S. …
Английский словарь Британика
KERMIT THE FROG — green frog puppet which was one of the main Muppet characters created by Jim Hensen
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ERNIE — n. male first name; female first name (form of Ernestine); muppet character on the children's show "Sesame Street"
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ERNESTINE — n. female first name (derived from Ernest); muppet character who is Ernie's niece on the children's show "Sesame Street"
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HENSON, JIM — born Sept. 24, 1936, Greenville, Miss., U.S. died May 16, 1990, New York, N.Y. byname of James Maury Henson American …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRADE, LEW, BARON GRADE OF ELSTREE — born Dec. 25, 1906, Tokmak, Russia died Dec. 13, 1998, London, Eng. original name Lewis Winogradsky Russian-born British motion picture, …
Britannica English vocabulary
GRADE — Grade, Lew /luː/ BrE AmE (1906–98) an important businessman in British television and films. In the 1950s he became ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GRADE, LEW — Grade, Lew /luː/ BrE AmE (1906–98) an important businessman in British television and films. In the 1950s he became ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a central role/part ▪ The report emphasizes the central role of science in society. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RELEGATE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be relegated/consigned to obscurity (= to be put in the position of being forgotten after …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIGGY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE little ▪ As the little piggy said, when he built his house made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINOR — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/minor mistake ▪ The essay was full of little mistakes. a little/minor mystery …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MAGIC
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HENSON, JIM — in full James Maury Henson born Sept. 24, 1936, Greenville, Miss., U.S. died May 16, 1990, New York, N.Y. U.S. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SESAME STREET — a popular US television series for young children on PBS . The programmes, which combine education and social values with …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
KERMIT — ( also Kermit the Frog ) one of the main puppet characters in The Muppet Show . Kermit is a …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
HENSON — (1936–90) the American who created The Muppet Show , as well as writing the words and speaking the lines of …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary

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