mugwump

• n. （美）（政治上的）超然派；骑墙派；中立者；共和党独立派（1884年美国大选中拒绝支持本党候选人者）；大人物；印第安酋长

讽刺用法，来自北美印第安土著语mugquomp,老板，大人物。俗词源进一步解读为mug,脸， wump,屁股，来自rump 幽默拼写，即脸朝向一边屁股朝向另一边的人。

mugwump (n.)

1832, jocular for "great man, boss, important person," American English, from Algonquian (Natick) mugquomp "important person" (derived from mugumquomp "war leader"); used from 1884 of Republicans who refused to support James G. Blaine's presidential candidacy, hence "one who holds himself aloof from party politics."