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Definition mugwump in American English

mugwump noun

[countable] noun
/ˈmʌɡˌwʌmp/

"Mugwump" comes from a word that means "war leader" in an Algonquian language spoken in Massachusetts. It was first used in politics to describe Republicans who chose to support the Democratic candidate Grover Cleveland in the presidential election of 1884.

1

someone who cannot or will not decide which side they are on, especially in politics

Example

I was so disillusioned with the Republicans that I became a mugwump for the next twenty years.

Example

He called me a mugwump with my face on one side of the fence and my rear end on the other.

Synonyms and related words
neutral uncommitted impartial
Definition mugwump in American English