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mongrel definition

mon·grel (mäŋ′grəl, muŋ′-)

noun

  1. an animal or plant produced by the crossing of different breeds or varieties; esp., a dog of this kind
  2. anything produced by indiscriminate mixture

Etymology: ME mengrell < base of OE mengan, to mix + dim. suffix -rel as in cockerel: form infl. by ME mong, aphetic < OE gemong, mixture: see among

adjective

of mixed breed, race, origin, or character: often a contemptuous or derogatory usage

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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