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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Etymology 1

Clipping of muttonhead.

Noun

mutt (plural mutts)

1. A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

   Coordinate term: moggy
2. (usually derogatory or humourous) A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.
3. (chiefly US, slang, derogatory) An idiot, a stupid person.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiot
4. (Internet slang, derogatory) A person from the United States, in reference to sense 2.

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Derived terms

• Amerimutt

Translations

See also

• bitsa, bitser
• cur
• Heinz 57
• mongrel
• Mutt and Jeff

Etymology 2

Noun

mutt (plural mutts)

1. Alternative form of matha

Estonian

Noun

mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)

1. mole (the animal)
2. (colloquial) hag, elder woman, old woman

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Northern Sami muottá, genitive and accusative singular of muoddá.

Alternative forms

• mudd (alternative form based on the nominative form of the Samic origin)

Noun

mutt m (definite singular mutten, indefinite plural muttar, definite plural muttane)

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Etymology 2

Adjective

mutt (indefinite singular mutt, definite singular and plural mutte, comparative muttare, indefinite superlative muttast, definite superlative muttaste)

1. grumpy

References

• “mutt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

English

Etymology

1837.

Pronunciation

Verb

jeff (third-person singular simple present jeffs, present participle jeffing, simple past and past participle jeffed)

1. (printing slang, intransitive) To play or gamble with em quads, throwing them as dice.

Derived terms

• jeffing (noun)

Noun

jeff (plural jeffs)

1. (circus slang) A rope.

See also

• eff and jeff