Main Entry: mug·wump

Pronunciation: \ˈməg-ˌwəmp\

Function: noun

Etymology: obsolete slang mugwump kingpin, from Massachusett mugquomp, muggumquomp war leader

Date: 1884

1 : a bolter from the Republican party in 1884
2 : a person who is independent (as in politics) or who remains undecided or neutral