as in idiot
a stupid person
it's an expensive camera, and I'd rather not turn it over to some mutt
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Recent Examples of mutt
What to know about Bo Bo, a classic mutt comprised of several breeds, including pit bull, according to The Tennessean, part of the USA TODAY Network, was found wandering the streets of Florida in 2022.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
That grieving parents María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) name the mutt after their own dead daughter, Ada, pushes the film into the realm of a psychological fever dream, albeit one that operates on a dry, profoundly deadpan register.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.
—Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
That grieving parents María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) name the mutt after their own dead daughter, Ada, pushes the film into the realm of a psychological fever dream, albeit one that operates on a dry, profoundly deadpan register.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.
—Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutt
Noun
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
23 Dec. 2025
Noun
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And then, the rest of her life, filled with big stupids and everything else, will begin.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
19 Nov. 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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“Mutt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutt. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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