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mug shot
noun
: a photograph of usually a person's head and especially face
specifically
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile
Examples of mug shot in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In August, Trump posted on X his mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail in Georgia.
—Helen Coster and Svea Herbst-Bayliss, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
On Thanksgiving, however, her cousin happened to see Robinson’s mug shot in an Instagram post about his arrest on suspicion of two murders in Harrisonburg and immediately contacted Nicadra.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2024
But the mug shot from Fulton County is something the Trump campaign has capitalized on, too -- raising more than $9 million within days of the release of the photo by selling various merchandise like coffee mugs, T-shirts and posters.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2024
That night, when his mug shot was released, social media posts from some Black users celebrated the image (among countless others mocking him).
—Marianne Levine, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
Trump noted the mug shot taken by Georgia authorities after he was indicted on state racketeering charges over the 2020 election.
—Matt Brown The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Feb. 2024
The Trump mug shot merch has been popping up along the campaign trail as Trump and others have been stumping across Iowa ahead of the Jan. 15 caucuses.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
His next post appeared to be a selfie that resembled a mug shot at the police station where he was being held.
—Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
There’s also a mug shot Christmas stocking and with wrapping paper to match, as well as another version with the candidate pumping his fist in the air.
—Meg Kinnard, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near mug shot
Cite this Entry
“Mug shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mug%20shot. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
mug shot
noun
: a photograph of a person's face
especially
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile
Legal Definition
mug shot
noun
: a police photograph of a suspect's face or profile that is taken when the suspect is booked
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