What is the origin of the term "Mulligan" meaning to do something over?

laoi

It's a golf term. It means to take a shot over again or in Funtrivia's case, take a quiz again. No one knows for sure where the word originated. It may have orginated around the 1940s as it was used quite commonly by then on US golf courses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulligan [Link added -- Zb] May 17 09, 9:38 AM

demurechicky

The origin of the term "Mulligan" is indeed a golfing term... 'The story most widely accepted focuses on a gentleman named David Mulligan who played at the St. Lambert CC in Montreal, Canada during the 1920s. There are several versions of the David Mulligan story.' http://www.usga.org/questions/faqs/usga_history.html May 17 09, 9:52 AM

Jon53

I enjoy the anecdote of the American who went to play golf in Scotland. He asked his playing companion (a Scot) "What do you call a Mulligan over here?" The Scot dourly replied, "Cheating." May 18 09, 1:38 PM