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Mug

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English

Noun

mug (plural: mugs )

  1. A large cup, usually cylindrical, used without a saucer.
  2. (slang) The face, especially in the phrases "ugly mug" and "mug shot".
  3. (colloquial) A person who is easily fooled.
    Example: Do you take me for a mug?

Related terms

  • mug shot

Translations

  • Dutch: beker m (1), mok f (1), smoelwerk n (2), achterlijke m (3), idioot m (3)
  • French: gobelet m (1), chope f (1) (not sure about these - they need to be checked)
  • German: Becher m (1), Gesicht n (2), Idiot m (3)
  • Welsh: mẁg

Intransitive verb

to mug (mugged , mugged)

  1. To pose for photographs an an exaggerated or affected manner.

Translations

Transitive verb

to mug (mugged , mugged)

  1. To assault for the purpose of robbery.

Translations

  • Dutch: beroven
  • German: ausrauben

Dutch

Noun

mug f

  1. mosquito



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