as in idiots
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 mutts
Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
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Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
The cuddly canines and spirited mutts making up Team Fluff and Team Ruff will battle for the coveted Lombarky Trophy, while also playing up for the cameras in hopes of finding their forever home.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
The Soviet Sputnik 5 carried mutts Belka and Strelka, 40 mice and two rats.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Flora and fauna abound and interacting with all of it, there’s Irakli, the type of guy who keeps kibble in the car to feed passing mutts, and who delays his departure from one village to say goodbye to a donkey.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
For starters, there are the cost savings of getting one of these not-so-in-demand mutts.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026
The cuddly canines and spirited mutts making up Team Fluff and Team Ruff will battle for the coveted Lombarky Trophy, while also playing up for the cameras in hopes of finding their forever home.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Feb. 2026
Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
The Soviet Sputnik 5 carried mutts Belka and Strelka, 40 mice and two rats.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Flora and fauna abound and interacting with all of it, there’s Irakli, the type of guy who keeps kibble in the car to feed passing mutts, and who delays his departure from one village to say goodbye to a donkey.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mutts
Noun
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Freedom from screech No one wants to sit near idiots who just want to scream about their love of their team and provoke fans into fights, like the one Monday between Yankees and Rangers fans at Globe Life Field.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To get a sentence like that in a communist, radically left-wing city of liberal lunatics is truly amazing.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio wasn’t far behind, saying the war is being waged against religious lunatics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Not much had been going right for the Cubs entering Wednesday, riding a 10-game losing streak and losers in 14 of their last 16 games.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The market has recently become more discerning in differentiating AI winners and losers in the software space.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
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“Mutts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutts. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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