muggles

muggle

Anyone who is not knowledgeable about or skilled in some particular area of interest or expertise. Based on the term coined by J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series, in which it refers to a non-magical person. After being at an anime convention all weekend long, it's always a bit daunting having to go back to work on Monday and be surrounded by muggles again. My father-in-law is a total muggle when it comes to computers.

muggles

obsolete slang Marijuana. I'm looking to score some muggles—could you hook me up?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

muggle

n. someone ignorant about computers, programming, or hacking. (From the name for nonsorcerers in the Harry Potter series of books.) This software is great for muggles. It’s also drool-proof.

muggles

n. marijuana. (From the early twentieth century. Long before Harry Potter.) Where can I score some of that muggles?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • muggle
  • triple threat
  • tech-nerd
  • be well aware of (something)
  • be well aware of something
  • feel out of things
  • fait
  • be au fait with
  • be (not) well up on (something)
  • be well up on something
References in periodicals archive
Muggles can uncover the mystery of the sport which was inspired by the JK Rowling books as afternoon taster sessions will take place with brooms, bludgers, quaffles and a chance to catch the elusive snitch.
"Before adopting Muggle plumbing methods in the eighteenth century, witches and wizards simply relieved themselves wherever they stood, and vanished the evidence," the official account for everything Wizarding World-related tweeted.
Rowling, they possess some striking similarities to numerous occupations in our world or the 'muggle' world.
"I say the Muggles are not lesser, not worthless, but of other value.
And now it's been adapted for muggles (us regular folk), and follows the same basic rules - except the flying.
"The 'muggle' world and the wizarding world are only separated by this thin veil.
Open to all Muggles, wizards and witches alike, it's the Harry Potter and the Great Hogwarts Halloween!
"We expect this event to be hugely popular with budding wizards and muggles alike, so please book early to avoid disappointment," organisers add.
"Henry caused a minor stir when he publicly condemned then Minister for Magic, Archer Evermonde, who had forbidden the magical community to help Muggles waging the First World War.
The late Harry actually made news after he publicly condemned the then Minister for Magic, Archer Evermonde, for forbidding the magical community to help Muggles during the First World War.
MUGGLES have been desperate to get their hands on important Harry Potter memorabilia from over the years.
With no end of magic, monsters and Muggles, Fantastic Beasts is everything we could have hoped for - gripping and gorgeous to look at.
To add to the urgency, a band of No-Majs, the American version of muggles, are hellbent on starting a war with the wizards.
When the clock struck midnight on Saturday, muggles all over Britain were able to get their hands on a prized copy of the latest Harry Potter adventure - Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.
I definitely would not; the death eaters ran a ministry of oppression -- from the "Magic is Might" statue of the naked muggles being used to support the robed wizard, to the brutal treatment of muggle born students at Hogwarts.