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muppet

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Alternative form of Muppet (“a puppet in the style of Jim Henson's Muppets”)

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eastern US, South Africa, slang, derogatory) An incompetent or foolish person.
Sally is such a muppet, the way she always misses the train.
Some muppets parked a car at the bus stop.


Muppet (countable and uncountable, plural Muppets)

A term of endearment, used with a young girl

A type of puppet created by Jim Henson or his studio, typically operated with one hand of the puppeteer inside the head and a rod or glove to move one arm of the puppet.

One of a group of established puppet characters acting as a sort of repertory company on The Muppet Show, and/or appearing on Sesame Street.

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Eastern US, South Africa, slang, derogatory) Alternative form of muppet (fool).

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Harry Dresden: For future reference, I was sort of hoping for a suggestion that didn't sound like it came from that Bolshevik Muppet with all the dynamite. Jim Butcher

Only when the last tree has been cut down and the last river has dried up will man realize that reciting red Indian proverbs makes you sound like a fucking Muppet. Banksy

Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming. Peter Mayhew

With 'The Muppet Show' we used to play with a lot of different styles. That's what it was: a variety thing. Jim Henson

I am odd-looking. I sometimes think I look like a funny Muppet. Angelina Jolie

I'm a huge film star... but you have to hurry to the movies, because I usually die in the first 15 f--ing minutes. I'm the only guy I know who died in a f--ing Muppet movie. Billy Connolly

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