Definitions for: Mug


[n] with handle and usually cylindrical
[n] the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face'; `phiz' is British)
[n] a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
[n] the quantity that can be held in a mug
[v] rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"



Webster (1913) Definition: Mug, n. [Cf. Ir. mugam a mug, mucog a cup.]
1. A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, --
usually cylindrical and without a lip.

2. The face or mouth. [Slang] --Thackeray.

Synonyms: chump, countenance, fall guy, fool, gull, kisser, mark, mugful, patsy, phiz, physiognomy, schlemiel, shlemiel, smiler, soft touch, sucker, visage

See Also: beer mug, coffee mug, containerful, drinking vessel, dupe, face, grip, handgrip, handle, hold, hold up, human face, human head, puddingface, stein, stick up, toby, toby fillpot jug, toby jug, victim

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