mulligan n 1: Irish version of burgoo [syn: {mulligan stew}, {mulligan}, {Irish burgoo}]
mulligan \mulligan\, mulligan stew \mulligan stew\n. 1. A stew made typically of meat, vegetables, and any conveniently available ingredients; also, an Irish version of burgoo. Syn: Irish burgoo. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Golf) In informal and friendly games of golf, a permission to take another stroke without counting the previous stroke against the score, when a stroke was poorly played; a free stroke; as, to take a mulligan. [PJC]