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MUG'S GAME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mug's game mean?
• MUG'S GAME (noun)
The noun MUG'S GAME has 1 sense:
1. a futile or unprofitable endeavor
Familiarity information: MUG'S GAME used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A futile or unprofitable endeavor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mug's game" is a kind of...):
attempt; effort; endeavor; endeavour; try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something)
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