muppet
/ˈmɐpət/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of puppet created by Jim Henson or his studio, typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod or glove to move one arm of the puppet.
noun
One of a group of established puppet characters acting as a sort of repertory company on The Muppet Show, and/or appearing on Sesame Street.
noun
Alternative form of muppet (fool).
Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; American usage; Derogatory
Example Sentences
- "Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train."
- "Some muppet has parked a car at the bus stop."
- "You impudent muppet, diu lay! You may be able to hoodwink people over in the UK, but not those of us over here."
- "'Honestly, Ellie, I don't know why you bother.' 'Err, because I need to squeeze my size twelve self into a size eight wedding dress?' She rolls her eyes. 'You're such a muppet. Why didn't you just buy a bigger size? Dieting is pointless.'"
- "There was a silence while Miranda tried to form a sentence that wouldn't antagonise her friend. Or was she a friend? Would a proper friend have set her up with such a – such a muppet?"
- "The truth was I'd love to be in the school team but I wouldn't get picked anyway: most of the kids think I'm a real muppet, a gormo who's into bird-watching and if I tried to join in, they would just rib me, so I don't bother to show any interest."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɐpət/
- British English: /ˈmʌpɪt/
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