mug shot
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mug shot
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From mug (“face”) + shot (“snapshot”). First use appears c. 1899.
noun mug shots · mugshot
- A photograph of a person's face, especially one taken by the police during an arrest. All Summer Johnny was Prince of the penny arcade, arms around me on the tilt-a-whirl, mug-shot grins in the quarter photo booth, twanging his guitar for street kids on the hill who scored baggies of hashish and Panama Red.
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noun photograph taken during an arrest
| Español | ficha policial, fotografía de prontuario, fotografía policial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 머그샷 meogeusyat |
| 日本語 | マグショット magushotto |
| 中文 | 臉部照片 /脸部照片 liǎnbù zhàopiàn |
| Português | foto de fichamento, foto de cadeia, foto fichada, foto policial, retrato policial, foto de criminoso |
| Français | portrait, photographie d'identité judiciaire, mugshot |
| Deutsch | Polizeifoto |
| Русский | фото в профиль и анфас foto v profilʹ i anfas |
| Tiếng Việt | hình cảnh sát |
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