Complete Definition of "muppet"

see|Muppet
English

Etymology
From Muppet

Alternatively "Most Useless Police Person Ever Trained", although this may be a backronym

Pronunciation
RP IPA|/�m�pɪt/ or /�m�p�t/

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|UK|slang|pejorative An incompetent or foolish person (the suggestion being that he or she cannot function without someone else operating them like a Muppet)

#: Sally is such a muppet, the way she always gets George coffee.

ru:muppet

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