mulligan

(muli gən)

noun

  1. mulligan stew
  2. Golf in informal play, any shot taken to substitute for a poorly played shot, that does not count against one's score: take a mulligan

Origin: prob. after pers. name Mulligan

See mulligan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee.

Origin:

Origin: Probably from the name Mulligan

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American jazz saxophonist and arranger known for his improvisational style and for introducing a jazz quartet without a piano as a standard group arrangement.
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