Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A photograph of a person's face, especially one made for police files.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
photograph taken of thehead andshoulders , often from thefront and inprofile , usually taken in conjunction with somebody'sarrest . - noun UK, slang An unflattering
photograph of a person's face.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Compound of mug ("face") + shot ("snapshot"), US. Compare mug ("portrait").
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mug shot.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.