tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1016973905955682750..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): There's another meaning for "muggles"Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74251962760069359652014-04-10T07:41:31.482-05:002014-04-10T07:41:31.482-05:00I had not thought to try looking it up in my OED, ...I had not thought to try looking it up in my OED, but I got out my magnifying glass, and you are quite correct. In the compact edition it also offers "muggle" as a "tailed man" (origin obscure).Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-71750920772862516102014-04-10T03:28:23.120-05:002014-04-10T03:28:23.120-05:00If I recall correctly, "muggle" is actua...If I recall correctly, "muggle" is actually in the OED...by which I do mean a rather old book version, the kind that comes with a magnifying glass. Looking it up afresh online ( http://www.oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=muggle&_searchBtn=Search ) it means "tail like that of a fish", as well as "young woman". PlumTreeCastlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324238655736475513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9895389423747964972014-04-07T17:20:14.502-05:002014-04-07T17:20:14.502-05:00Harry Potter, now I get it.Harry Potter, now I get it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44019998854926054112014-04-07T14:21:36.470-05:002014-04-07T14:21:36.470-05:00We named our long-haired black cat "Muggle&qu...We named our long-haired black cat "Muggle" since he is a non-magical creature (from Harry Potter). We also have cats named Hagrid and Padfoot. Here in the South few people have read Harry Potter, so we get a lot of curious looks when we take the cats to the vet.Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.com