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Mug

/mʌɡ/

A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.

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📖 Definitions of "Mug"

noun

1
A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
2
The face, often used deprecatingly.
"What an ugly mug."
3
A gullible or easily-cheated person.
"He's a gullible mug – he believed her again."
4
A stupid or contemptible person.

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.
"The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera."
4
To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.

adjective

1
Easily fooled, gullible.

🔄 Synonyms of "Mug"

17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
countenancenoun	Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
visagenoun	Countenance; one's face.
marknoun	(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
foolnoun	(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
suckernoun	A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
physiognomynoun	The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
chumpnoun	(colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
patsynoun	A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
gullnoun	A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
soft touchnoun	(idiomatic) A person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
shlemielnoun	Alternative form of schlemiel. [A loser or a fool.]
fall guynoun	(informal, sometimes derogatory) A scapegoat.
schlemielnoun	A loser or a fool.
kissernoun	One who kisses.
smilernoun	Someone who smiles.
mugfulnoun	As much as a mug will contain.
fishnoun	(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mug"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
fall guynoun	(informal, sometimes derogatory) A scapegoat.
chumpnoun	(colloquial, derogatory) A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
foolnoun	(derogatory) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
soft touchnoun	(idiomatic) A person or group that is sympathetic, accommodating, easily overcome, or easily persuaded, especially one that loans or readily gives money to another.
schlemielnoun	A loser or a fool.
smilernoun	Someone who smiles.
visagenoun	Countenance; one's face.
countenancenoun	Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
kissernoun	One who kisses.
marknoun	(heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
physiognomynoun	The art or pseudoscience of deducing the predominant temper and other characteristic qualities of the mind from the outward appearance, especially from the features of the face.
suckernoun	A person or animal that sucks, especially a breast or udder; especially a suckling animal, young mammal before it is weaned.
shlemielnoun	Alternative form of schlemiel. [A loser or a fool.]
fishnoun	(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
gullnoun	A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.
patsynoun	A diminutive of the female given name Patricia.
phoneynoun	Alternative form of phony. [(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.]
roguenoun	A scoundrel, rascal or unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person.
rascalnoun	(often diminutively) A cheeky person or creature; a troublemaker.
bullynoun	A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.