Definition of Mugwomp

Definition of Mugwomp

Mug"wump` (?), n. [Cf. Algonquin mugquomp a chief.] A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent. [Political Cant, U.S.]

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

MUGWUMP, n. In politics one afflicted with self-respect and addicted
to the vice of independence. A term of contempt.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

(US) an independent neutral politician

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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