Mugwumpery

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The acts and views of the mugwumps. US, historical, slang, uncountable

Synonyms

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mugwumpismabstentionambitendencyambivalenceanythingarianismcapriciousness

Etymology

From mugwump + -ery.

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