noun Slang.
1.
a dog, especially a mongrel.
2.
a stupid or foolish person; simpleton.
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| —n | |
| 1. | an inept, ignorant, or stupid person |
| 2. | a mongrel dog; cur |
| [C20: shortened from | |
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Mutt
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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Word Origin & History
mutt
1901, "stupid or foolish person," probably a shortening of muttonhead (1803); meaning "a dog," especially "a mongrel" is from 1904, originally simply a term of contempt.
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Example sentences
Besides cloning a great mutt, in other words, the project may contribute insight into the old question of nature vs nurture.
The creatures described here are all uncompromisingly real, whether they be purebred or pound mutt.
CM is a mutt, and we're not exactly sure what she has in her.
Moments later, a skinny mutt with a hobbled hind leg and sad eyes peeked out from a shattered window in the attic.
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