Muggle
noun
a person without magical powers
Word Origin
1996; popularized by J. K. Rowling in “Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone”
n.
“marijuana, a joint,” 1926, apparently originally a New Orleans word, of unknown origin.
noun
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[moo-guh l] /ˈmu gəl/ noun, adjective 1. (defs 1, 2, 6). [moh-guh l, -guhl, moh-guhl] /ˈmoʊ gəl, -gʌl, moʊˈgʌl/ noun 1. any of the Mongol conquerors of India who established an empire that lasted from 1526 to 1857, but held only nominal power after 1803. See also . 2. any of their descendants. 3. (lowercase) […]
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