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mugs

mugs is the plural of mug.

mugs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mug.

Meaning of mug

Noun

mug (plural mugs)

  1. A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
  2. (derogatory, often, slang) The face.
    • […] 'let him go, I tell you, or I'll be after breaking your ugly mug,' and with that I gave him a dig that knocked him into smithereens.1836, The Court Magazine and Belle Assemblée, volume 7, page 167
    Synonyms:
    mush, dial, phiz
  3. (derogatory, often, slang) The mouth.
    • Shut your mug!
  4. (derogatory, slang) A gullible or easily cheated person.
    • He's a gullible mug – he believed her again.
  5. (Australia, Hong-Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, UK) A stupid or contemptible person.
  6. (slang) A criminal.

See all 14 meanings of mug

Noun capitalized: Mugs

Mugs

  1. (plural) plural of Mug.

Phrases with mugs

Words that rhyme with mugs

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Questions about mugs

What is mugs the plural of?
Mugs is the plural of mug.
What part of speech is mugs?
Mugs is a noun.

Words near mugs in the dictionary

  1. mugly
  2. mugolio
  3. mugongo
  4. Mugrabi
  5. Mugrabis
  6. mugs
  7. mugs off
  8. mugs up
  9. mugs' games
  10. mugsful
  11. mugshot

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mugs (page history and authors); Mugs (page history and authors); mug (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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