Associations to the word «Mugwump»

Wiktionary

MUGWUMP, noun. (US) An independent neutral politician, especially in reference to the 1884 U.S. presidential election.
MUGWUMP, noun. (colloquial) An aloof or inconsequential person.

Dictionary definition

MUGWUMP, noun. Someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884.
MUGWUMP, noun. A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne