Mug Definition

mŭg
mugged, mugging, mugs
noun
mugs
A heavy drinking cup of earthenware or metal, having a handle.
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As much as a mug will hold.
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The face.
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The mouth.
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A grimace.
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verb
mugged, mugging, mugs
To assault usually with intent to rob.
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To assault a person, usually with intent to rob.
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To photograph; esp., to photograph (a person under arrest) for police records.
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To make a grimace.
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To overact by exaggerated facial expressions.
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adjective

(archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.

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idiom
mug's game
  • an undertaking regarded as foolish, pointless, etc.
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Other Word Forms of Mug

Noun

Singular:
mug
Plural:
mugs

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Origin of Mug

  • 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.

    From Wiktionary

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

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Perhaps of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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