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mug¹
- /mʌɡ/ US, UK, Southern England
- /mɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /məɡ/ Wales
- /mʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
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 muga (“stack”) and Old Norse múgr (“mass, heap (of corn)”). Compare also Middle English mug, mog (“a measure of salt”).
noun mugs
- A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- The face. […] 'let him go, I tell you, or I'll be after breaking your ugly mug,' and with that I gave him a dig that knocked him into smithereens.
- The mouth. Shut your mug!
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A gullible or easily cheated person.
He's a gullible mug – he believed her again.
Similar: chump, chumpion, cousin, cull, cully, dupe, dotterel, easy mark, fall guy, fish, gudgeon, gull
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- A criminal.
- A mug shot. Perhaps if I told you that there were forty arrests made in one day here, you will realize that with this small equipment available in the Sheriff's Office, it is very difficult to get mugs. These people are being mugged as they are being arrested but with an entirely inadequate force at work prints
verb mugs · mugging · mugged
- To strike in the face. Madgbury showed game, drove Abbot in a corner, but got well Mugg'd.
- To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- 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. The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.
- To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of. Perhaps if I told you that there were forty arrests made in one day here, you will realize that with this small equipment available in the Sheriff's Office, it is very difficult to get mugs. These people are being mugged as they are being arrested but with an entirely inadequate force at work prints
- To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
adjective mugger · muggest
- Uninteresting or unpleasant. But anyways, I stayed back a second year and my papa was visiting when momma was opening de report card. Papa gave me de muggest moment in my life like.
mug²
- /mʌɡ/ US, UK, Southern England
- /mɐɡ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /məɡ/ Wales
- /mʊɡ/ Northern England
Rhymes with -ʌɡ
Where it comes from
Informal variant of motherfucker.
noun mugs
- Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
Mug³
noun Mugs
- Alternative form of Magh
MUG⁴
Where it comes from
Abbreviation.
proper noun
- Abbreviation of Marxist Unity Group
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fall guy, chump, fool, soft touch, schlemiel, smiler, visage, countenance, kisser, mark, physiognomy, sucker, shlemiel, fish, gull, patsy
Translations
Every language
noun large cup
| Español | taza, jícara, pocillo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 머그 meogeu, 머그잔 meogeujan, 머그컵 meogeukeop, 조끼 jokki |
| 日本語 | マグ magu, マグカップ magukappu, ジョッキ jokki |
| 中文 | 馬克杯 /马克杯 mǎkèbēi, 杯子 bēizi |
| हिन्दी | डोंगा ḍoṅgā |
| Português | caneca |
| Français | (grande) tasse, chope, mug |
| Deutsch | Becher, Tasse |
| Italiano | boccale, gotto |
| Ελληνικά | κύπελλο kýpello, κούπα koúpa |
| Română | cană |
| Русский | кру́жка krúžka |
| Tiếng Việt | ca |
| العربية | كُوب kūb, قَعْب qaʕb |
| עברית | סֵפֶל séfel |
noun (slang) the face
| Español | jeta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 낯짝 natjjak |
| 日本語 | 面 tsura |
| Português | cara, fuça |
| Français | bobine, gueule, margoulette, poire, trogne, tronche |
| Deutsch | Gesicht, Visage, Fresse |
| Italiano | muso |
| Ελληνικά | μούτρο moútro, μούρη moúri, φάτσα fátsa |
| Русский | ро́жа róža, мо́рда mórda, щи́ ščí, ры́ло rýlo, ха́ря xárja, мурло́ murló |
noun (colloquial) a person who is easily fooled
| Español | idiota, tonto del culo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鴨 kamo |
| Português | trouxa |
| Français | couillon, gogo, poire, pigeon |
| Deutsch | Idiot |
| Italiano | gonzo, babbeo, credulone, idiota |
| Ελληνικά | κορόιδο koróido |
| Русский | проста́к prosták, проста́чка prostáčka, лох lox, фра́ер frájer |
verb to assault for the purpose of robbery
| Español | atracar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | लूट lūṭ |
| Português | assaltar |
| Français | agresser, détrousser |
| Deutsch | ausrauben |
| Italiano | scippare, borseggiare |
| Ελληνικά | ληστεύω listévo |
| Русский | грабить grabitʹ, ограбить ograbitʹ |
verb to exaggerate a facial expression
| Français | faire des simagrées |
|---|---|
| Русский | кривляться krivljatʹsja, корчить рожи korčitʹ roži |
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title = {mug},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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