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Definition mugwump
Etymology
From an Algonquian term, probably Massachusett mugquomp (“important (male) person”).
Folk etymology reinterpreted it as referring to a person who sat on the fence with mug ("face") on one side and wump ("rump") on the other, which influenced political cartoons during the 1884 U.S. presidential election.
Noun
mugwump (plural mugwumps)
- (US) An independent neutral politician, especially in reference to the 1884 U.S. presidential election.
- (colloquial) An aloof or self-important but inconsequential person.
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