Meaning & use
mulligans
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In casual golf, a second attempt at a shot that is not counted against the player's score; more generally, an informal do-over.
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His friends let him take a mulligan after his ball landed in the pond.
Consider this a mulligan -- let's forget that first draft and start over.
A note on using this word
Although it originated as golf slang, 'mulligan' is now used informally in everyday speech to mean a second chance at anything.
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do-overredo
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