mug shot

mug shot

noun Slang.
1.
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.
2.
any closeup photograph of someone's face.
Also, mug·shot.


Origin:
1945–50
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mug shot
 
n
informal a photograph of a person's face, esp one resembling a police-file picture

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mug shot definition


  1. n.
    a photograph of one's face taken for police records. (Underworld.) : I'm going to have to ask you to come down to the station and go through some mug shots.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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