mug

Meanings

Plural: mugs

Noun

the quantity that can be held in a mug
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
with handle and usually cylindrical
A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
The face.
A gullible or easily cheated person.
A stupid or contemptible person.
A criminal.
A mug shot.
Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")

Verb

rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
- "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
To strike in the face.
To assault for the purpose of robbery.
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.
To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.

Adj

Easily fooled, gullible.
Uninteresting or unpleasant.

Origin / Etymology

Early 16th century (originally Scots and northern English, denoting "earthenware, pot, jug"), of unknown origin, perhaps from North Germanic (compare Swedish mugg (“mug, jug”), Norwegian mugge (“pitcher, open can for warm drinks”), Danish mugge), or Low German mokke, mukke (“mug”), German Low German Muck (“drinking cup”), Dutch mok (“mug”), also of unknown origin. Perhaps related to Old English muga (“stack”) and Old Norse múgr (“mass, heap (of corn)”). Compare also Middle English mug, mog (“a measure of salt”).

Synonyms

chump, chumpion, countenance, cousin, cull, cully, dial, dotterel, dupe, easy mark, fall guy, fish, fool, gudgeon, gull, juggins, kisser, live one, mark, mug, mugful, muggins, mush, patsy, phiz, physiognomy, pigeon, rube, sap, saphead, schlemiel, sheep, simp, Simple Simon, smiler, soft touch, steamer, stiff, stooge, sucker, visage

Scrabble Score: 6

mug is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mug is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mug is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

mug is a valid Words With Friends word