Definition of a muppet

muppet    

noun

• an idiotic or incompetent person.

  You lost the tickets to the big game, you muppet!

  Stop talking so brainlessly, you muppet!

  • See more words with the same meaning: unintelligent person, idiot.

  Last edited on Jun 03 2010. Submitted by James B. from Edmonton, AB, Canada on Mar 31 2003.

origin

• British slang. Possibly a reference to Jim Henson's "muppet" puppets.
  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).

  Last edited on Jun 03 2010. Submitted by James B. from Edmonton, AB, Canada on Mar 31 2003.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
pile of pants	Definitions include: nonsense.
take a skeet	Definitions include: to take a look.
corth	Definitions include: an asshole.
TTFO	Definitions include: acronym for "told to fuck off", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
skint	Definitions include: without money; "broke".
Norwegian	Definitions include: music chord.
GLM	Definitions include: acronym for "good looking mum", used on medical charts by doctors in the UK.
toffee-nosed	Definitions include: wealthy, upper-class.
sambo	Definitions include: a sandwich.
bum	Definitions include: to be sad.
cor	Definitions include: UK variant of "God".
flange	Definitions include: vagina.
Alexandra Burke	Definitions include: a day off from work.
punter	Definitions include: a customer of a prostitute; "john".
trouser	Definitions include: to steal money from an organization of which one is a member; "embezzle".
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gorp	Definitions include: trail mix.
nincompoop	Definitions include: idiot.
sherlock	Definitions include: a genius, usually used sarcastically to mean someone with an annoying grasp of the obvious.
momo	Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "moron".
toc	Definitions include: Derived from the phrase "Dim as a Toc H lamp."
404	Definitions include: missing or misplaced.
dope	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
bonehead	Definitions include: an idiotic or foolish person.
lunchin'	Definitions include: Absent minded 2. not paying attention 3. stupid.
nummah	Definitions include: a stupid person.
knuckle dragger	Definitions include: a snowboarder.
dumb-*ss	Definitions include: unintelligent person; "moron"; "idiot".
div	Definitions include: a stupid person.
numptie	Definitions include: A fool or idiot.
numb-nuts	Definitions include: a form of address or reference for an unintelligent person; "you moron"; "you dumbass".
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Other terms relating to 'muppet':
f*ckmuppet	Definitions include: a person who is used as a fucktoy.
muppet around	Definitions include: to not act seriously.

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