mug's game

noun

: a profitless or futile activity

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These are pursuits that can often be, to use a British phrase, a mug's game. Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mug's game was in 1900

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“Mug's game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%27s%20game. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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