mutt
Americannoun
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a dog, especially a mongrel.
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a stupid or foolish person; simpleton.
noun
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an inept, ignorant, or stupid person
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a mongrel dog; cur
Etymology
Origin of mutt
1900–05, short for muttonhead
Example Sentences
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She tears off a bite of burger and tosses it to a brown-and-white mutt with oversize ears.
From Literature
He’s a rescue mutt, and I like to joke he’s part Pyrenees, part psychopath.
From Los Angeles Times
This past March, we held a celebration of life for Peanut, Meredith’s ancient mutt who’d been our Sunday mascot.
From Los Angeles Times
Images from that novel come to me unbidden when I’m alone making ramen, leaning into a cold wind or calming down my hypervigilant Doberman mutt.
From Los Angeles Times
The track’s metaphorical meaning — comparing his own flawed behavior in relationships to a “mutt” or a dog with good intentions — along with a sensual bassline and knocking drums eventually became a sleeper hit.
From Los Angeles Times
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