# So that's where the word "muggles" comes from!

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**Created:** [April 13, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-where-the-word-muggles-comes-from/239871 "2004-04-13T22:39:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-where-the-word-muggles-comes-from/239871/1 "2004-04-13T22:39:23Z")

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[Dictionary of Jazz](http://my.netian.com/~TRIGGER/dictionary/slang/muggles.html)

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> Muggles
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> One nickname for marijuana used by early Jazzmen (Armstrong has a song by this title).
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> ex) Hey, Louis, I need to calm down. You got any “muggles?”

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**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-where-the-word-muggles-comes-from/239871/2 "2004-04-14T02:54:33Z")

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According to [This source](http://www.theninemuses.net/hp/m.html), " J.K. Rowling derived it from ‘mug’, a British slang word for ‘fool’." but it does also mention your cite, **astro**.

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**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2004, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-thats-where-the-word-muggles-comes-from/239871/3 "2004-04-14T11:36:53Z")

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Ah ha! The truth is out!