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mongrel

mongrel

26 7.7
Something from different sources, like a language or style, used as an insult
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌŋɡrəl/
  • Slur
: [insulto racista para persona de origen mixto]
  • Everybody's a mongrel.
  • mongrel bitch
  • mongrel race
  • mongrel breed

Yes, yes, everything will be OK, I say to her glaring mongrel face.

Examples

  • The artist's work was criticized for its mongrel style, blending different techniques that didn't quite match.

  • Also, I assume that almost everyone in America is, to one degree or another, a mongrel.

    Blog text (14)

  • We're all mongrels in some fashion; get used to it.

    Blog text (4)

  • As far as this town is concerned, we're mongrels.

    Ruby Gentry (1952)

  • His mongrel background, a mix of cultures and traditions, made him uniquely creative.

  • The movie received mixed reviews because of its mongrel script that combined genres in an unusual way.

Synonyms

bastard
vsmongrel
  • Informal
5 9.1

A lower quality version of something that is not fully genuine

emphasizes mixed origin and insults its inferior or not genuine nature

Antonyms

pure
235 1.0

Has nothing mixed with it

genuine
140 3.2

Truly felt and not fake, for example a smile or apology

How Genuine

original
111 3.5
mongrel
  • Slur
26 7.7
imitation
19 3.5
fake
104 3.5
sham
2 6.8

Surface Forms

mongrel singular
mongrels plural

Etymology

Mongrel later came to mean anything 'mixed' and was often used as an insult for things seen as 'not pure' or low quality, which is why calling something a mongrel suggests it is a messy or inferior mixture.