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Uncommonmug
The correct spelling is mug.
How to pronounce mug
/mʌɡ/
nounIPA: /mʌɡ/
Say it like: Mug
The correct spelling is mug. A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer. For example: "What an ugly mug."
Usage Examples
“What an ugly mug.”
“He's a gullible mug – he believed her again.”
“The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
- 2.The face, often used deprecatingly.
- 3.A gullible or easily-cheated person.
- 4.A stupid or contemptible person.
- 5.Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
verb
- 1.To strike in the face.
- 2.To assault for the purpose of robbery.
- 3.To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
- 4.To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.
- 5.To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
adjective
- 1.Easily fooled, gullible.
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