noun
- a foolish or gullible person
- oneself (used when referring to being taken advantage of or doing something foolish)
Usage: informal; British
Usage: informal; British; self-deprecating
Examples
- Don’t be such a muggins and fall for that obvious scam.
- I suppose muggins here will have to clean up the mess again.
- He felt like a real muggins after paying twice the normal price.
- Guess who gets to work late tonight? Muggins, of course.
- She called herself a muggins for trusting him with her money.
- The poor muggins didn’t realize he was being cheated.