mut

[muht]

noun

mutt.

mut

[muht]

noun Printing.

mutton².

Origin of mut

by shortening

mutt

or mut

[muht]

noun Slang.

a dog, especially a mongrel.
a stupid or foolish person; simpleton.

Origin of mutt

1900–05, Americanism; short for muttonhead

mut.

mutilated.
mutual.

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Examples from the Web for mut

Contemporary Examples of mut

For Selman, Mut'ah is simply "a permission from God to have sexual relations."
Islam's Sex Licenses
Betwa Sharma
April 29, 2009
Like permanent marriages in Islam, Mut'ah marriages are only allowed with other Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
Islam's Sex Licenses
Betwa Sharma
April 29, 2009
He says Mut'ah leads to abandonment of pregnant women, unwanted babies, and destroys the purpose and sanctity of marriage.
Islam's Sex Licenses
Betwa Sharma
April 29, 2009

Historical Examples of mut

If ever he teases you I'll mut'ny, and never help him to rig a boat agen.
The Little Skipper
George Manville Fenn
To his right was the statue of Mut, the Mother of all things.
Moon of Israel
H. Rider Haggard
Lydgate has: 'And also clos and mut as a stone;' Siege of Thebes, pt.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)
Geoffrey Chaucer
The great female counterpart of Amen-Ra was Mut, the 'world-mother.'
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt
Lewis Spence
Hence she is identified with Mut, the mother-goddess of Thebes.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
R. V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for mut

mut

noun

printing another word for em (def. 1)

Word Origin for mut

C20: shortened from mutton

mutt

noun slang

an inept, ignorant, or stupid person
a mongrel dog; cur

Word Origin for mutt

C20: shortened from muttonhead

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Word Origin and History for mut

mutt

1901, "stupid or foolish person," American English, probably a shortening of muttonhead (1803); meaning "a dog," especially "a mongrel" is from 1904, originally simply a term of contempt, but perhaps this is a separate word of unknown derivation.