Muppet

Muppet
Muppet Trademark (U.S.) Sept. 26, 1972, claiming use from 1971, but in print from Sept. 1970. Name coined by creator Jim Henson (1936-1990), who said, despite the resemblance to marionette and puppet (they have qualities of both), it has no etymology; he just liked the sound.

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  • muppet — /mupˈit/ (slang) noun A foolish or stupid person ORIGIN: From the puppet characters in The Muppet Show, US television series created by Jim Henson (1936–90) …   Useful english dictionary

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  • muppet — Person displaying muppet like or embarrassing behaviour; a general idiot. You are such a muppet …   Dictionary of american slang

  • muppet — Person displaying muppet like or embarrassing behaviour; a general idiot. You are such a muppet …   Dictionary of american slang

  • muppet — noun Brit. informal an incompetent or foolish person. Origin 1990s: from Muppet, the generic name given to various puppets and marionettes created for the children s television programmes Sesame Street and The Muppet Show …   English new terms dictionary

  • muppet — UK [ˈmʌpɪt] / US [ˈmʌpət] noun [countable] Word forms muppet : singular muppet plural muppets British informal an insulting word for someone who behaves in a stupid way • Etymology: From The Muppets , a television show featuring a group of funny… …   English dictionary

  • muppet — noun /ˈmʌpɪt,ˈmʌpɛt/ An incompetent or foolish person. Sally is such a muppet, the way she always gets George coffee …   Wiktionary

  • Muppet — Mild insult to the mildly dippy. Usually reserved for someone doing something without calling upon common sense in the process. And then the man from the RAC told me my car was not working because I d run out of petrol. You muppet! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Muppet — Mild insult to the mildly dippy. Usually reserved for someone doing something without calling upon common sense in the process. And then the man from the RAC told me my car was not working because I d run out of petrol. You muppet! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • muppet — n British a retarded, incapacitated or grotesque person. A word usually used with none of the affection or humour that its inno cent source (the American TV puppet show of the 1970s) might suggest. The term has been applied to hospital inmates,… …   Contemporary slang

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