Home › Words › M › mulliganmulligan/ˈmʌlɪɡən/mulligan means A surname from Irish.mulligan is pronounced /ˈmʌlɪɡən/.EtymologyReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolagáin, from maolagán (“person with cropped hair”), from maol (“bald”).nameA surname from Irish.nounAn unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry.e.g.“If you lose your drive in the water, take a mulligan and try again.”An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards and draw a new initial hand at the beginning of a game.A second chance.e.g.“Don't do poorly in your first interview; you won't get a mulligan.”Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).