mugup

English

Etymology

From mug +‎ up.

Noun

mugup (plural mugups)

1. A short break for coffee, tea, or similar.
   • 1993, Victor Slocum, Capt. Joshua Slocum: The Life and Voyages of America's Best Known Sailor, →ISBN:

     On small hand-liners it was customary for the youngest member of the crew to stir up the fire for the constant mugups.

   • 2000, John Robert Colombo, Ghost Stories of Canada, →ISBN, page 34:

     It seems that anybody going to sea, it makes no odds whether they've had their supper or not, because when they come aboard they always have to have a mugup, hot or cold.

   • 2009, Dana Stabenow, Whisper to the Blood, →ISBN, page 134:

     Stopped in Niniltna for a mugup at the Riverside Café.

   • 2013, William B. McCloskey, Breakers: A Novel, →ISBN:

     “Mug-up time, fellows,” called the van driver.

Anagrams

• gum up

Maia

Noun

mugup

1. rainy season