mug
noun
verb (used with object), mugged, mug·ging.
verb (used without object), mugged, mug·ging.
Origin of mug
Related Words for mug
jug, rob, tankard, flagon, demitasse, stoup, toby, profile, puss, frown, mask, kisser, countenance, grimace, assault, stealExamples from the Web for mug
Contemporary Examples of mug
To this day, Bush media maven Roger Ailes adamantly denies that he or the campaign had any role in the Willie Horton mug shot ad.
He plants himself on an outdoor couch, stirs Nesquik into a mug, and leans forward.
Beside the mug shot of McCollum was one of a man named Wayne Laws.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row ScapegoatMichael Daly
September 4, 2014
You know, he dug up 32-year-old mug shots of me that I had never even seen before, that had never been posted.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
When he turned himself in, he wore a smirk in his mug shot, and then he went out for ice cream with reporters in tow.
Historical Examples of mug
Here, Cyrus, you reach me down your mug—ain't them your shavin' things up there?
Meadow GrassAlice Brown
I suppose it was that picture with the mug and the clay pipe.
Jan and Her JobL. Allen Harker
The mug shots were stuck on the card, arrest details and such inserted.
Arm of the LawHarry Harrison
I don't care a hang; but there will be some fun when he shows his mug to-morrow.
To-morrowJoseph Conrad
A mug of mulled claret for a nightcap, and a good sleep, will set you all right.
BarringtonCharles James Lever