mug
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7.7
- noun
- /mʌg/
- Offensive
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- And from the look in your mug, you think it's a load, don't you?
- a mug shot
Like a murderer with a sexy mug shot or a very angry cheeseburger.
- Like a murderer with a sexy mug shot or a very angry cheeseburger.
- They people was tuning out Tracy because they had to look at these three ugly mugs they back in now.
- I have this angry face that if I don't put myself in check, I have this mug on my face like I'm going to kill you.
Examples
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She had a nice mug on her.
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Who could turn their back on a mug like that?
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I love my human mug and it's so cute.
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What kind of mug do you think I am?
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With a mug like that?
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All right, you mug, listen to this.
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His smiling mug is on everything from billboards to magazine covers.
Academic text (2010) -
You know that guy with his big, dumb, ugly mug on every bus stop and billboard in town, Brooks Brady?
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Look at that funny mug he makes when he's trying to take a serious picture.
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She has a unique mug that always makes me smile.
Synonyms
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7.2
A person's face or the expression on it that shows mood
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7.9
A person's face, especially their expression
The front part of a person's head where the eyes, nose, and mouth are
Compounds
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mug meaning a person's face comes from older slang where mug was like a 'mask' or a funny face, so a 'mug-shot' is simply a picture of someone's face. That's why we still use mug for someone's face today.