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So According To "Fantastic Beasts" Muggles Aren't Called Muggles In The U.S.

NO-MAJ?

Alanna Bennett
by Alanna Bennett

BuzzFeed Staff

There's been a lot of Harry Potter news to take in of late.

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Between Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Cursed Child, THERE'S JUST A LOT, OK?

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But the most shocking revelation of all might be the most recent: Non-Wizarding folk are called something DIFFERENT in the United States than they are in the U.K.!

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According to Entertainment Weekly, the Fantastic Beasts movie will introduce us to what American Wizards call nonmagical folks.

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"Muggle," meet...."No-Maj."

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As in "no magic," "pronounced "no-madge." Think Madonna's nickname.

Somewhere in the U.K. right now, this is probably J.K. Rowling dancing over all of our brains...

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So what do you think of this development?

  1. How do you feel about "No-Maj?"

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How do you feel about "No-Maj?"
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    I reject this with everything that I am.
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    I'm just gonna stick with Muggle.
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    I feel so betrayed.
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    This is fine.
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    I like this.
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    I like this better than Muggle.
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    I don't. I can't. I cannot.
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    I'm just thinking of all the possible Nicki Minaj puns.
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    Sounds too much like vag.
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    I LOVE THIS!!
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