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muppet

English

Etymology

From Muppet, because these characters are noted for their silliness.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?m?p?t/, /?m?p?t/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /?m?p?t/

Noun

muppet (plural muppets)

(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eastern US, South Africa, slang, derogatory) An incompetent or foolish person.
Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train.
Some muppets parked a car at the bus stop.

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puppet

English

Etymology

From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from a Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”).

Pronunciation

enPR: p?p??t, IPA^(key): /?p?p?t/
Rhymes: -?p?t
Hyphenation: pup?pet

Noun

puppet (plural puppets)

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
(figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
(obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
(engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

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Related terms

marionette
muppet

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