juggins
English edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain; perhaps an extended use of Juggins, originally a plebian surname.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
juggins (plural jugginses)
- A fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
- 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 788:
- […] this boy, though at present a juggins, had the makings of a superb creature.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:dupe