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mutt

 (mŭt)
n. Informal
1. A mongrel dog.
2. A stupid person; a dolt.

[Short for muttonhead.]
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mutt

(mʌt)
n
1. an inept, ignorant, or stupid person
2. (Breeds) a mongrel dog; cur
[C20: shortened from muttonhead]
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mutt

(mʌt)

n. Slang.
1. a mongrel dog.
2. a stupid or foolish person; simpleton.
[1900–05, Amer.; perhaps shortening of muttonhead]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mutt - an inferior dog or one of mixed breedmutt - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"
feist, fice - a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
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mutt

noun (Informal)
1. mongrel, dog, hound, tyke, pooch (informal), cur He was being harassed by a large, off-the-leash mutt.
2. fool, idiot, berk (Brit. slang), moron, charlie (Brit. informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), plank (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), imbecile (informal), ignoramus, dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), dolt, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), dunderhead, numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), fuckwit (taboo slang), thickhead, dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull `I'm the mutt of my family,' she declares.
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Translations

mutt

[mʌt] N
1. (= fool) → bobo m
2. (= dog) → chucho m
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mutt

[ˈmʌt] nbâtard m
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mutt

n (pej inf) (= dog)Köter m; (= idiot)Dussel m (inf)
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Here comes Miss Marie for her first lesson, and that mutt of a husband of hers can't handle her."
I was just thinkin'--thinking of them mutts doin' me up--me, that's done up more scabs than I can remember."
"We hope the 6k Mutt Strut will help us raise vital funds to help rehabilitate, rehome and release animals in Scotland.
Lola is an energetic two-year-old tan and white mutt. She is already house-trained, crate-trained and knows several commands, including "sit," thanks to her foster parents.
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Mutt machines are about 65% made in China, and that includes the motor, which is based on the one used in the air-cooled single-cylinder Suzuki GN250.
"We wanted to make the Mutt Miler more accessible for families," Catris said.
The 69th pontiff of the Mutt, established by Adi Shankaracharya in the eighth century, was ailing for quite some time.
The mutt takes his name from Sale FC stalwart Richard Trickey, who played for the North West Counties side that beat the All Blacks in 1972 and holds more than 100 Lancashire caps.
Mutt engages in some genealogical library research to find Joseph's family--a solid plug for libraries.
As a case in point, one of the most productive pheasant dogs I've seen was a ranch mutt of indefinable lineage.
In a significant ruling, a court in Allahabad has rubbished the claim of Vasudevanand over the seat and stated that Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati was the rightful Shankaracharya of Jyotir Mutt, located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.