mug
Plural: mugs
Noun
- the quantity that can be held in a mug
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- with handle and usually cylindrical
- A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- The face.
- A gullible or easily cheated person.
- A stupid or contemptible person.
- A criminal.
- A mug shot.
- Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
Verb
Verb Forms: mugged, mugging, mugs
- To assault someone, usually with intent to rob.
- rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
- "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
- To strike in the face.
- 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.
- To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
- To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
Adj
- Easily fooled, gullible.
- Uninteresting or unpleasant.
Examples
- He felt like he’d been mugged of a good score after his opponent played a bingo.
- He's a gullible mug – he believed her again.
- The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Synonyms
chump, countenance, fall guy, fool, gull, kisser, mark, mugful, patsy, phiz, physiognomy, smiler, soft touch, sucker, visage, Simple Simon, chumpion, cousin, cull, cully, dial, dotterel, dupe, easy mark, fish, gudgeon, juggins, live one, mug, muggins, mush, pigeon, rube, sap, saphead, schlemiel, sheep, simp, steamer, stiff, stooge
Scrabble Score: 6
mug: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmug: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mug: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary