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
The phrase has become shorthand for a kind of national inferiority syndrome—a sense that Brazil, despite its grand ambitions and global flair, thinks of itself as a mutt trying to hang with pedigrees.
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Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
As an adult, Superman was able to rescue his dog from the Phantom Zone, and the mutt gained superpowers under the yellow sun.
—James Grebey, Time, 10 July 2025
First seen barreling toward the camera at speeds only the most brazen digital effects house could estimate, this mutt runs like the wind and pounces like an anvil with hairy legs and a neat red cape.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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Shannon Sims, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
As an adult, Superman was able to rescue his dog from the Phantom Zone, and the mutt gained superpowers under the yellow sun.
—James Grebey, Time, 10 July 2025
First seen barreling toward the camera at speeds only the most brazen digital effects house could estimate, this mutt runs like the wind and pounces like an anvil with hairy legs and a neat red cape.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Remember when this series started, the Nuggets were heavy underdogs, viewed as mutts.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutt
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Mutt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutt. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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