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mug

Pronunciation: /mʌɡ/

The English word “mug” has 14 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
  2. The face.
  3. The mouth.
  4. A gullible or easily cheated person.
  5. A stupid or contemptible person.
  6. A criminal.
  7. A mug shot.
  8. Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")

verb

  1. To strike in the face.
  2. To assault for the purpose of robbery.
  3. To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
  4. To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
  5. To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.

adjective

  1. Uninteresting or unpleasant.

Etymology

Early 16th century (originally Scots and northern English, denoting "earthenware, pot, jug"), of unknown origin, perhaps from North Germanic (compare Swedish mugg (“mug, jug”), Norwegian mugge (“pitcher, open can for warm drinks”), Danish mugge), or Low German mokke, mukke (“mug”), German Low German Muck (“drinking cup”), Dutch mok (“mug”), also of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Old English…

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