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'''Muggle:''' A non-geocacher in the vicinity of a geocache. The term often is used to describe impacts on a cache hunt. "I couldn't look for the cache because there were to many muggles nearby." | '''Muggle:''' A non-geocacher in the vicinity of a geocache. The term often is used to describe impacts on a cache hunt. "I couldn't look for the cache because there were to many muggles nearby." | ||
| − | The term muggle has been around for decades and means many things in different | + | The term muggle has been around for decades and means many things in different environments; in the early part of the last century, among musicians, ''muggle'' was a reference to drugs (specifically marijuana) and drug users . |
| − | More recently, the term has enjoyed renewed popularity, mainly | + | More recently, the term has enjoyed renewed popularity, mainly due to its use in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, where it refers to non-magical people. |
| − | Muggles are generally harmless | + | Muggles are generally harmless. However, care should be taken to avoid revealing the location of a cache in their presence. Sometimes caches are ''muggled'' (vandalized by non-cachers). |
Some cachers do not like to use the word muggle, but it is rapidly becoming the norm when refering to those not informed about our hobby. | Some cachers do not like to use the word muggle, but it is rapidly becoming the norm when refering to those not informed about our hobby. | ||
Revision as of 05:48, 21 May 2005
Muggle: A non-geocacher in the vicinity of a geocache. The term often is used to describe impacts on a cache hunt. "I couldn't look for the cache because there were to many muggles nearby."
The term muggle has been around for decades and means many things in different environments; in the early part of the last century, among musicians, muggle was a reference to drugs (specifically marijuana) and drug users .
More recently, the term has enjoyed renewed popularity, mainly due to its use in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, where it refers to non-magical people.
Muggles are generally harmless. However, care should be taken to avoid revealing the location of a cache in their presence. Sometimes caches are muggled (vandalized by non-cachers).
Some cachers do not like to use the word muggle, but it is rapidly becoming the norm when refering to those not informed about our hobby.
Some other synonyms for muggles are:
- geomuggle (actually, this is the original word that geocachers used to describe a non-cacher)
- cache pirate
--Sept1c tank 18:37, 20 May 2005 (EDT)
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