Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
- noun The amount that such a cup can hold.
- noun The human face.
- noun The area of the human mouth, chin, and jaw.
- noun A grimace.
- noun A mug shot.
- noun A thug; a hoodlum.
- noun Chiefly British Slang A victim or dupe.
- intransitive verb Informal To photograph (a person's face) for police files.
- intransitive verb To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob.
- intransitive verb To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small cylindrical drinking-vessel, commonly with a handle; a small jug.
- noun The contents of a mug; as much as a mug will hold: as, a mug of milk and water.
- noun A. fog; a mist.
- noun The mouth or face.
- noun A. grimace.
- To distort the face; make grimaces.
- To cram for an examination.
- noun Same as
green gram (which see, undergram ).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To take property from (a person) in a public place by threatening or committing violence on the person who is robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as a knife or gun.
- noun A kind of ceramic or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.
- noun Slang The face or mouth; ; -- often used contemptuously.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective archaic Easily
fooled ,gullible . - noun A large
cup for hot liquids, usually having ahandle and used without asaucer . - noun slang The
face , often used deprecatingly. - noun slang, vulgar A
gullible , ignorant or easily-cheated person. - verb transitive To
assault for the purpose of robbery. - verb intransitive To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to
make a face , topose for photographs in an exaggerated or affected manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- noun a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- noun with handle and usually cylindrical
- noun the quantity that can be held in a mug
- verb rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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*grabs a fresh frawsty mug, pumps teh tap, fills teh mug*
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I think the favicon of your mug is my favorite part.
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A handful in a pretty box or a mug is a lovely gift for any lady.
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The nose design on the mug is the Fleur de Lis, the official symbol of New Orleans.
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My Calcutta Cup mug is back on its hook on the kitchen wall.
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"Damned moose-pasture," quoth one, Long Jim Harney, pausing to blow into his tin mug of tea.
Chapter X 2010
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So he makes a contact or two and the next thing ya know his mug is showing up on CNN, MSNBC, the Today show, ect. spouting his "inside information" on Sarah [...] mother and sister of a soldier
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The mug is designed so that you can write right on the surface with a pencil (with eraser, included).
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My Calcutta Cup mug is back on its hook on the kitchen wall.
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Logophile77 commented on the word mug
You're such a mug.
(That's not slang for something, I'm just literally calling you a coffee mug.)
March 5, 2018