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- adjective US, politics, slang Resembling or characteristic of a
mugwump .
Etymologies
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mugwump + -ish
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Examples
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I confess to feeling somewhat "mugwumpish" myself that morning, for it was pretty plain that I never could lead the Republican party in that house, as long as Addison was about.
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