MUGGINS


Meaning of MUGGINS in English

/ ˈmʌgɪnz; NAmE / noun

[ sing. ] ( BrE , informal , humorous ) used without 'a' or 'the' to refer to yourself when you feel stupid because you have let yourself be treated unfairly :

And muggins here had to clean up all the mess.

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: perhaps a use of the surname Muggins , with allusion to mug .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.