mongrel
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mongrel
- /ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/ Canada, UK
- /ˈmɑŋ.ɡɹəl/ US
- /ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/ US
- /ˈmɐŋ.ɡɹəl/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ʌŋɡɹəl, -ɑŋɡɹəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix; mixture”).
noun mongrels
- A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds. That dog is a mongrel; who knows what breed it could be!
- A person of mixed race. The natives of Banda are very much mixed, and it is probable that at least three-fourths of the population are mongrels, in various degrees of Malay, Papuan, Arab, Portuguese, and Dutch. The first two form the bases of the larger portion, and the dark skins, pronounced features, and more or less fri
- A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person. "Yanto bloody Evans!" Jack stuttered with rage. "Yanto bloody Evans! That... that... bloody mongrel! D'you know who he is? He's the one who knocked me back for a bit of extra timber before the roof fell in on me!"
- An erect penis; an erection.
adjective
- Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel. English spelling is often regarded as confusing and unpredictable due to the mongrel nature of that language.
