mug | |
1. adj. (archaic) Easily fooled, gullible. | |
2. n. A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer. | |
3. n. (slang) The face, often used deprecatingly. | |
What an ugly mug. | |
4. n. (slang) A gullible or easily-cheated person. | |
He’s a gullible mug – he believed her again. | |
5. n. (Australia) A stupid or contemptible person. | |
6. v. (transitive, obsolete, UK) To strike in the face. | |
7. v. To assault for the purpose of robbery. | |
8. v. (intransitive) 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. | |
9. v. To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.(R:COED2, page=1129/64) | |
10. v. (Australia) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram. | |
11. n. (slang) Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug") | |