Definition of mulligan
:a free shot sometimes given a golfer in informal play when the previous shot was poorly played
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Kathy Griffin would like a mulligan on her apology for her infamous photo with a bloody facsimile of Donald Trump’s head.
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A four-person scramble format with the purchase of skins and mulligans available, foursomes starting at a partner sponsor level of $1,000 includes lunch, driving range, 18 holes of golf with cart, complimentary refreshments, social hour and prizes.
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And after Trump’s Monday mulligan, the alt-right figure Richard Spencer dismissed the new statement as insincere.
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A four-person scramble format with the purchase of skins and mulligans available, foursomes starting at a Partner Sponsor level of $1,000 includes lunch, driving range, 18 holes of golf with cart, complimentary refreshments, social hour and prizes.
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So think about it, Ron Howard: Is it really too late to call a mulligan and turn this into a young Lando Calrissian movie?
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Hurriedly added to the postmatch media buffet: mulligan stew.
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The clincher wasn’t a mulligan in the Regular Joe sense, but Champ hasn’t been a Regular Joe in a golf sense for a long time.
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Mulligans will be available to purchase at registration.
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Origin and Etymology of mulligan
probably from the name Mulligan
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