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11-04-2015, 08:18 PM
| | |  J.K. Rowling reveals American term for 'Muggle', used in 'Fantastic Beasts' series
Apparently Muggle is a British term for non-wizard person, according to a new report from the set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The American term for a non-wizard person is a 'No-Maj', short for no magic. So this is a more accurate term for the character Jacob Kowalski, played by Dan Fogler, who was revealed as a Muggle that Newt Scamander befriends.
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J.K. Rowling — who also wrote the movie’s screenplay — is poised to introduce several new words into the Potterverse lexicon, and the most significant might be what Stateside wizards say instead of Muggle: “No-Maj” (pronounced “no madge,” as in “no magic”).
The blunt-sounding, hyphenated U.S. shorthand is used frequently by American wizards in the film, where English magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) comes to New York and has all sorts of adventures.
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Of all the many different possibilities... we get No-Maj. Haha, gotta love how lazy and unoriginal American stereotypes can be.. 
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Noooo... I won't accept it.. I'll always say Muggle, even if I was born American.
I don't know about everyone else... but I don't know how I feel learning about how different American wizards are. I grew up reading about how I thought all wizards were in the books, and now I'm learning about how I, as an American, would have been different... and I don't like it as much 
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11-04-2015, 09:47 PM
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........................I'm still going to say Muggle.
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I like it. Bravo JKR, Bravo
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Oh no, my life has been a LIE!  I don't see my saying say "no-maj"... ever
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such a hilarious word XD
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This is a very American word. Love it. But since I already go around pretending to be British, I can't really see no-maj catching on for me.
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Americans are like what should we call someone with no magic NO-MAJ
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No-Maj? with a hyphen and capitals in between? aint nobody got time fo dat!
between MACUSA and No-Maj i wonder if JKR is hanging around a little too long on twitter 
*waits for Nicki Minaj memes about this*
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No-maj? I can't. I wont. I just.....no.
That doesn't sound like a real word. Then again, a lot of American words don't. I'll be sticking to muggle.
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No-Maj!! HAHAHAA!!! OMG. American wizards/witches, why? *dies*
NoMaj! Bloody No-Maj! YO NO-MAJ! W'Sup No-Maj? SUPP.
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XD No-Maj... I love it, it's so lulzy.
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