Mugwump
Posted by R. Berg on March 08, 2003
In Reply to: Mugwhump posted by Hart on March 08, 2003
: I haven't heard
this phrase in awhile and was
: curious of it.
: : "...mug on one side
whump on the other."
: Today I saw the words spoiled mugwhumps in
: Charlie
Daniels'
: - Open Letter To The Hollywood Bunch,
: using the word "mugwhumps."
: What exactly is a mugwhump?
That must be a misspelling of "mugwump." American
Heritage Dictionary:
1. (Often capital M.) A Republican who bolted his party
in 1884, refusing to support James G. Blaine as candidate for the U.S. presidency.
Any person who acts independently, especially in politics. [Natick "mugquomp,"
"mugwomp," "captain."]
- Mugwump, corrected version R.
Berg 03/08/03
- Mugwump, corrected version Bob 03/08/03