muggle
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8.7
A person who does not know much about a subject or activity
- noun
- /ˈmʌɡəl/
- Offensive
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muggle
- He is such a muggle when it comes to computer programming, struggling with even the basics.
Examples
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Whenever we discuss quantum physics, my friend admits he feels like a complete muggle.
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Despite her keen interest in photography, she often feels like a muggle among experienced photographers.
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Especially your filthy muggle mother.
Antonyms
Compounds
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8.2
Team sport like Quidditch, played on the ground without magic and with changed rules
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Muggle is now also used to mean someone outside a group or someone who has no skill, a kind of 'outsider' or 'beginner'. So calling someone a muggle often means they do not know much about a subject.