mutt

Or mut

[muht]

noun

Slang.

1. a dog, especially a mongrel.

2. a stupid or foolish person; simpleton.

mutt

/ mʌt /

noun

1. an inept, ignorant, or stupid person

2. a mongrel dog; cur

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutt¹

1900–05, short for muttonhead

Word History and Origins

Origin of mutt¹

C20: shortened from _muttonhead

Example Sentences

Besides, treating topical humor in the same way that a toothless, mangy mutt gums a dumpster bone is not the same as maintaining neutrality.

From Salon

In the opening sequence, this urge to merge overtakes two dogs who smush together like the monster mutt in “The Thing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Weeks later, Bernstein was making the twice-a-day trek to Playa Vista’s Bluff Creek Dog Park, where Jane Doe rolled around with a group of mutts in early July.

From Los Angeles Times

Levi, a 4-year-old mutt, suffered through “a month of real instability,” said owner Jenn Burt, as they moved into temporary quarters with a series of friends in the Pasadena area.

From Los Angeles Times

With apologies to Felicity, the film’s mutt is so obnoxious that you can’t wait for the inevitable moment when it disappears from the story.

From Los Angeles Times

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