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      mug
      noun
      A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
      (slang, often derogatory) The face.
      (slang, derogatory) A gullible or easily cheated person.
      (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, derogatory, slang) A stupid or contemptible person.
      (slang) A criminal.
      (slang) A mug shot.
      (slang, African-American Vernacular) Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
      Alternative form of Magh. [(historical) Any of various mainly Buddhist peoples of Aracan, especially bordering on Bengal, or residing near the sea.]
      verb
      (intransitive) To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
      (transitive) To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
      (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, slang) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
      (transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.
      (transitive, obsolete, UK, Ireland) To strike in the face.
      adjective
      (Bermuda, slang) Uninteresting or unpleasant.
      (archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.
      Synonyms for mug
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