mug shot
or mug·shot
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noun Slang.
Also called headshot. an identifying photograph of a suspect or criminal, often one of a set showing a frontal view, a profile view, and a view of the back of the head.
any closeup photograph of someone's face.
Nearby words
- muffuletta,
- mufti,
- mufulira,
- mug,
- mug punter,
- mug up,
- mug's game,
- mugabe,
- mugabe, robert gabriel,
- mugga
Origin of mug shot
First recorded in 1945–50
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Examples from the Web for mugshot
Stakes was duly fingerprinted and made to pose for a mugshot, as Zimmerman still has not in connection with the Martin shooting.
New Sanford, Fla., Case Asks, Just When Can You Stand Your Ground?|Michael Daly|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
mug shot
noun
informal a photograph of a person's face, esp one resembling a police-file picture
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mugshot
also mug shot, 1950; see mug (n.2) + shot (n.) in the photographic sense.
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