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cuckoo vs muggins

muggins vs cuckoo

cuckoo and muggins both are nouns.

cuckoo is a verb but muggins is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cuckoo Yes No Yes No
muggins Yes No No No
As nouns, muggins is a hypernym of cuckoo; that is, muggins is a word with a broader meaning than cuckoo:
  • cuckoo: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
  • muggins: a person who lacks good judgment
Other hypernyms of cuckoo include fool, sap, saphead, tomfool.
cuckoo (noun) muggins (noun)
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail a person who lacks good judgment
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
cuckoo (verb) muggins (verb)
repeat monotonously, like a cuckoo repeats his call
Difference between cuckoo and muggins

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