Muggle
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- noun
- /ˈmʌɡəl/
- Slang
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- The conference had many tech enthusiasts, but the Muggles in attendance struggled to follow the discussions on blockchain technology.
It drove me crazy that, like, people from other places were Muggles.
- It drove me crazy that, like, people from other places were Muggles.
Examples
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However, Rule 30 made that statement when he thought Larry was a Muggle (non-scientist).
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Do you agree that the non-scientist (Muggle) press and Intelligent Design movement have seriously misrepresented your results by alleging that you have disproved the Junk DNA hypothesis?
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Never mind, it's a Muggle thing.
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Love to chatter, don't they, our Muggle Friends.
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Let's recap the false narrative now coming from the Muggle press, the pop-science press, and the creationists.
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In the world of coding, a true expert often feels frustrated when explaining concepts to a Muggle who has no knowledge of programming.
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As a passionate gamer, I often find it challenging to explain game mechanics to my friends who are Muggles and don't play video games.
Antonyms
Compounds
Team sport like Quidditch, played on the ground without magic and with changed rules
How Expert
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the informal sense of Muggle is to think of it as an 'outsider' or 'non-expert' outside a special group, and that's why saying 'I'm a Muggle at chess' means you are not an expert.