the origins of the phrase, My name is mud?

Answer 1

The Lincoln story makes a great tale, but sadly, it isn't true. The phrase is recorded as early as 1823, forty-two years before Linoln was assassinated.

It comes from the sense of mud meaning "a stupid twaddling fellow". The word is no longer used that way, of course.

Answer 2

John Wilkes Booth broke his leg while escaping after shooting Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He was given medical help by Dr Samuel Mudd, who didn't then know about the assassination. Mudd was convicted of being Booth's conspirator, although he is widely believed to have been innocent. Actually, whether Mudd was innocent or not is of little consequence in regard to the origin of this phrase. It was in general circulation before Lincoln was assassinated. This comes from John Badcock's (aka 'J. Bee’) Slang - A dictionary of the turf etc., 1823:

"Mud - a stupid twaddling fellow. ‘And his name is mud!’ ejaculated upon the conclusion of a silly oration, or of a leader in the Courier."

The phrase appears to be one of the many that, when a news story arises, match the gist of the story and later become associated with it.
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Answer 3

Wylie coyote, he said the phrase once

"my name is mud, mud backwards is dum"
then walks off as the cartoon ends

Answer 4

From Ian Fleming " My name is Mud. James Mud"

Sorted.

Answer 5

The doctor that helped "John Wilkes Booth"( Lincoln's assassin) was named Mud

Answer 6

It refers to Dr. Samuel Mudd, the assassan of President Lincoln.

Answer 7

It's probably a euphemism for something else, the same way you say "I have mud on my shoe".

Answer 8

Doctor S. Mudd was infact
jJW Booths doctor and tryed to hide booth after he killed
Honest Abe he got real unpopular real quick he was done for so if your done for your name is Mudd usualy with 1 d ??

Answer 9

the doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth, assassin of Abraham Lincoln, was named Dr Samuel Mudd. he was accused of complicity in the murder

Answer 10

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