Is Nutmegged a Word?
As He Points Out, the Verb Nutmegged Is Listed by the Oxford English Dictionary as "Arising in the 1870S Which in Victorian Slang Came to Mean 'To Be Tricked...
As he points out, the verb nutmegged is listed by the Oxford English Dictionary as "arising in the 1870s which in Victorian slang came to mean 'to be tricked or deceived, especially in a manner which makes the victim look foolish'."
What does nutmegged mean?
And, so, "nutmegged" came to be defined as Victorian slang for being "tricked or deceived, especially in a manner which makes the victim look foolish". Seddon claimed the term made its way in to football to describe one player tricking another and making him look foolish by nutmegging him.
Is nutmeg an English word?
nutmeg noun (SPICE)
the hard fruit of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to add flavor to food: Grate some nutmeg on top of the pudding.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
