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Wizard vs Muggle - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between wizard and muggle

is that wizard is a wise man; a sage while muggle is to be restless.

In lang=en terms the difference between wizard and muggle

is that wizard is an older male virgin, particularly one over 30 years of age while muggle is hot chocolate.

In transitive terms the difference between wizard and muggle

is that wizard is to conjure while muggle is to remove, deface or destroy a geocache.

As nouns the difference between wizard and muggle

is that wizard is one who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices while muggle is a marijuana cigarette; a joint.

As verbs the difference between wizard and muggle

is that wizard is to practice wizardry while muggle is to remove, deface or destroy a geocache.

As an adjective wizard

is fine, superb (originally RAF slang).

wizard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
  • * Dryden
    • The wily wizard must be caught.
  • One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
    • He was a financial wizard , capable of predicting the movements of the stock markets.
  • (computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
    • Use the "Add Network Connection" wizard to connect to a network in a series of simple steps.
  • (Internet) One of the administrators of a multi-user dungeon.
  • * 1997 , Philip Agre, Douglas Schuler, Reinventing technology, rediscovering community (page 153)
    • Wizards , in general, have a very different experience of mudding than other players. Because of their palpable and extensive extra powers over other players, and because of their special role in MUD society, they are frequently treated differently
  • * 1997 , Sara Kiesler, Culture of the Internet (page 132)
    • It is certainly easy to believe the stories I hear of MUD wizards who demand deference and severely punish those who transgress
  • (obsolete) A wise man; a sage.
  • * Milton
    • See how from far upon the eastern road / The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odours sweet!
  • (slang) an older male virgin, particularly one over 30 years of age

    • Synonyms

    * (in magic) conjurer, mage, magician, magic user, mystic, sorcerer, warlock, witch * (one very skilled or talented) genius, expert, prodigy; see also * (in computing) assistant

    Coordinate terms

    * wizardess

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    See also

    * illusionist * necromancer

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (slang, dated, British) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang).
  • * 1942 , Quentin James Reynolds, Only the Stars are Neutral
    • "We had a wizard show," the young leader of an Australian squadron said, trying to keep the excitement out of his voice.
  • * 1943 , Howard Macy Coffin, Walter Leslie River, Malta Story
    • But he was a wizard flyer, that boy.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To practice wizardry.
  • To conjure.

    • muggle

    English

    Etymology 1

    Origin . First known to come into usage in New Orleans in the mid-1920s.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (in singular or plural, dated) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
  • * 1933 , " Hot Ambassador", Time Magazine , 12 June, 1933
    • Windy, muggle -smoking Louis Armstrong has never had patience or skill to build an orchestra of his own.
  • * 1938 , Mansfield News Journal (Newspaper), July 1, 1938, Mansfield, Ohio
    • But even then "muggle'" smoking does not affect along a given Pattern. […]. Case after Case in which criminals have admitted Smoking "' muggles " indicates […].
  • * 1946 , Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard Wolfe, Really the Blues , Payback Press 1999, p. 51:
    • "Ever smoke any muggles ?" he asked me. "Man, this is some golden-leaf I brought up from New Orleans, it'll make you feel good, take a puff."
  • (slang) hot chocolate

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has no magical abilities.
  • *1997 , , (w, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) , iv
    • A Muggle',’ said Hagrid. ‘It’s what we call non-magic folk like them. An’]] it’s your bad luck you grew up in a family [[o', o’ the biggest ' Muggles I ever laid eyes on.
  • * 2005 , Christine Wicker, Not In Kansas Anymore: A Curious Tale of How Magic Is Transforming America , page 194
    • The magical and the muggle are separated by a river, wide and deep. I could see across, but I couldn't get across, […].
  • * 2007 , Lesley Oldfield, "Family break a Eureka moment", Newcastle Sunday Sun (UK), Nov. 11, 2007
    • As it was nearing Halloween, we were able to join a potions class where we could change liquids into myriad colours with the addition of substances like dragon spit (muggle’s lemon juice).
  • * 2007 , Gary Thompson, "Dylan divided by six", Philadelphia Daily News , PA, Nov. 21, 2007
    • There's another guy playing Dylan as a formal poet facing some kind of muggle inquisition, but this is the movie's briefest and least consequential thread.
  • (skilled or specialized groups) A person who lacks a skill or is not a member of the group.
    • this video game won't appeal to muggles
    Synonyms
    * (member of outgroup) see

    Verb

  • (in geocaching) To remove, deface or destroy a geocache.

    • Etymology 3

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    Verb

  • (obsolete) To be restless.