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mug

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. mug (noun)
  2. mug (verb)
  3. mug (verb)
  4. mug's game (noun)
  5. mug up (verb)
  6. thunder mug (noun)

1mug

noun \ˈməg\

Definition of MUG

1
: a cylindrical drinking cup
2
a : the face or mouth of a person b : grimace c : mug shot
3
a chiefly British (1) : fool, blockhead (2) : a person easily deceived b : punk, thug
— mug·ful noun
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Examples of MUG

  1. a collection of coffee mugs
  2. He drank a mug of coffee.
  3. They're taking you for a mug.

Origin of MUG

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1664

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Rhymes with MUG

bug, chug, drug, dug, fug, hug, jug, lug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug

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