mul·li·gan [muhl-i-guhn] noun 1. Also called mulligan stew . a stew containing meat, vegetables, etc., especially one made of any available ingredients. 2. Golf . a shot not counted against the score, permitted in unofficial play to a player whose previous shot was poor.
3. Football. A person whose name should have been considered before being hired to be a professional athlete. Converted golf definition of word to cover football, and in essence, all sports. The Jets organization takes a Mulligan on Matthew Mulligan. Mulligan-adverb.
