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muppet Meaning & Definition

/ˈmʌpɪt/

What Does Muppet Mean?

As a noun, muppet means Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”). It is also used to mean An incompetent or foolish person.

Muppet: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈmʌpɪt/
Pluralmuppets

Muppet Definition (Noun)

  1. Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”).
  2. An incompetent or foolish person.

    Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train.

Noun

  1. (Eastern US) An incompetent or foolish person.

    Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train.

Synonyms of Muppet

The source does not list synonyms for this entry.

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Muppet in a Sentence

Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train.

Some muppet has parked a car at the bus stop.

Word Forms & Grammar

muppet (plural muppets)

Words That Rhyme With Muppet

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Origin of Muppet

From Muppet, from the Muppets franchise