mug

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noun

The definition of a mug is a heavy drinking cup that usually has a handle, or a slang term for the face or mouth.
1. An example of a mug is a cup for drinking coffee.
2. An example of a mug is a frown.

verb

Mug is defined as to attack someone, particularly to rob him or her, or is slang for making faces in front of the camera.
1. An example of mug is to steal a person's wallet.
2. An example of mug is for a little boy to make a scary face while his mom is taking his picture.

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mug

a heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle
as much as a mug will hold
Origin of mug
because drinking mugs were often ornamented with a human face
Slang
1. the face
2. the mouth
3. a grimace
4. a rough, ugly person; ruffian, thug, etc.
5. a fool or dupe; sucker
6. mug shot

Origin of mug

probably from Scand, as in Swedish mugg

transitive verb

mugged, mug′ging

to assault usually with intent to rob
Slang to photograph; esp., to photograph (a person under arrest) for police records

to assault a person, usually with intent to rob
Slang
1. to make a grimace
2. Theater to overact by exaggerated facial expressions

mug Idioms

mug's game

Slang an undertaking regarded as foolish, pointless, etc.

intransitive verb

mugged, mug′ging

Brit., Slang to study hard and hurriedly, as in preparation for an examination; cram: used with up

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mug

noun

A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
The amount that such a cup can hold.

Origin of mug

Perhaps of Scandinavian origin

noun

Informal
a. The human face.
b. The area of the human mouth, chin, and jaw.
c. A grimace.
d. A mug shot.
A thug; a hoodlum.
Chiefly British Slang A victim or dupe.

verb

mugged, mug·ging, mugs

verb

transitive

Informal To photograph (a person's face) for police files.
To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob: arrested the thief who mugged the tourists.

verb

intransitive

To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect: The partygoers mugged for the camera.

Origin of mug

Probably from mug ¹ ( possibly in allusion to mugs decorated with grotesque faces )

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Adjective

(comparative mugger, superlative muggest)

(archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.

Noun

(plural mugs)

A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
(slang) The face, often used deprecatingly.
What an ugly mug.
(slang, vulgar) A gullible or easily-cheated person.
He's a gullible mug - he believed her again.
(UK, slang) A stupid or contemptible person.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present mugs, present participle mugging, simple past and past participle mugged)

1857, "The Leary Man", in Anglicus Ducange, The Vulgar Tongue
And if you come to fibbery, You must Mug one or two,
1866, London Miscellany, 5 May, p. 102
"Suppose they had Mugged you?" / "Done what to me?" / "Mugged you. Slogged you, you know."
To assault for the purpose of robbery.
(intransitive) 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.

Origin

1560s ("bowl, 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"), also of unknown origin. "Face" sense possibly from grotesque faces on certain drinking vessels. "Assault" sense of verb possibly from hitting someone in the face.

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