mutt

American  

[muht] / mʌt /

Or mut

noun

Slang.

1. a dog, especially a mongrel.

2. a stupid or foolish person; simpleton.

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mutt British  

/ mʌt /

noun

1. an inept, ignorant, or stupid person

2. a mongrel dog; cur

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Etymology

Origin of mutt

1900–05, short for muttonhead

Example Sentences

The track’s metaphorical meaning — comparing his own flawed behavior in relationships to a “mutt” or a dog with good intentions — along with a sensual bassline and knocking drums eventually became a sleeper hit.

From Los Angeles Times

At their feet circles Bertolt, the mutt they rescued from the street and named, with on-the-nose affection, after the German playwright and director Bertolt Brecht.

From Los Angeles Times

The test results said one of the dogs share the same amount of DNA as people do with their full siblings – and that they’re mutts.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, my favorite performance has to be Luna’s, whose Valentin is at once strong and vulnerable, like a mutt attempting to fend off a bear.

From Los Angeles Times

There’s a look in his eye like a hungry mutt staring at a butcher shop window: pathetic and moony and flummoxed by how to get what he wants.

From Los Angeles Times

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