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mulligan

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If a banking program fails, they can just ask for a mulligan from the central bank/government.

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Quick take

A surname from Irish.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

A surname from Irish.

noun

Ellipsis of mulligan stew. [A stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.]

noun

(golf) An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mulligan.

noun

Ellipsis of mulligan stew. [A stew made of whatever ingredients are handy and appropriate for stew, rather than of specific ingredients.]

See also: mulligan-stew, irish-burgoo

Example sentences

1

If a banking program fails, they can just ask for a mulligan from the central bank/government.

2

If we're just trying to score points in a game, my bad - can I have a mulligan?

3

Am I the only one who read the Casey Mulligan blog post which kicked off Professor Rowe's rant?

4

He provided me many laughs over the decades for which I gladly give him a mulligan for Caddyshack II.

5

Id be the good cop and my old mate Pat Mulligan who's Industrial relations for the post office could be the bad/cop legal muscle.

6

Sure, mistakes happen, everyone deserves a Mulligan once in a while.

7

But there's no denying Matt Mulligan is excessive here.

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They also usually give people a mulligan on failing the bar exam the first time, so people might work somewhere for 6+ months before passing the bar.

9

We definitely learned our lesson though, so hopefully we get one mulligan.

10

Although this might seem relatively trivial, having an extra chance to mulligan a card increases your chances significantly of getting a card that you want in a specific matchup.

11

We will consider sponsoring applicants for employment permits, depending on their experience level, relevant to this position To apply: Please send your CV, in strict confidence, to norma.mulligan@avego.com and we will be in touch.

Quote examples

1

That would send a powerful message to the financial markets -- "you get one mulligan, and the price of that mulligan is leaving the Eurozone".

2

You can "mulligan" this card, or swap it out of your starting hand for another draw.

3

Just last night - "A 17-year-old boy was shot in the 2100 block of North Mulligan Avenue about 9:50 p.m.

4

Make your best estimate of what percentage of games you think are decided by mana screw or mulligan-reduced hands, then ask: "Is that too high?"

Proper noun examples

1

Mulligan appears to be casting aside many years of history when piracy was the only game in town.

2

Of course, the protagonists of Atlas Shrugged had renounced paper money and started using privately minted gold coins from Midas Mulligan's Bank way back in 1957.

3

> Mark Mulligan, an analyst and co-founder of Midia Consulting, said this should give content creators great cause of concern.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mulligan in a sentence?

If a banking program fails, they can just ask for a mulligan from the central bank/government.

What does mulligan mean?

A surname from Irish.

What part of speech is mulligan?

mulligan is commonly used as noun.