单词 | mutt |
释义 | muttn. slang (originally U.S.). 1. a. derogatory. A racehorse, esp. a slow one; any horse in poor condition. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > racehorse > not on form thief1896 mutt1899 1899 C. L. Cullen Tales of Ex-tanks iv. 80 I was going..to bet $100 on Long Bridge at 20 to 1 and take a chance on being crunched to a pulp if the mutt lost the race. 1904 Outing 45 170/2 Watch that mut curl up out there. 1907 McClure's Mag. Feb. 381/1 They commenced picking out the worst mutts they could. 1967 J. Schaefer Mavericks ii. 63 We'll run that jug-headed mutt of yours off its legs tomorrow. 1994 R. Hendrickson Happy Trails 164/2 Mutt, slang for a sorry horse. b. A dog, esp. a mongrel. Also occasionally mutt dog. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > inferior cur?c1225 cur-dog?c1225 trundle-tail1486 sholt1587 cute1622 penny doga1682 mutt1900 tripe-hound1923 fleabag1932 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > mongrel mongrelc1460 limer1538 potlicker1830 kuri1838 mutt1900 mong1903 pooch1908 goorie1937 1900 C. L. Cullen Taking Chances 179 He's no trick mutt, anyhow. 1902 C. L. Cullen More Ex-tank Tales 16 The mutt [sc. a fox terrier] ran along the inside of the fence and handed me a bunch of barks that joggled my spine. 1906 H. Green At Actors' Boarding House 335 A fellow can't leave nothin' on his bed without that mutt chawin' it up! 1927 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Dec. 4/1 Be careful the mutt doesn't get into a race with a caterpillar some day, and die of heart collapse. 1932 Sun (Baltimore) 15 Oct. 20/5 There are people who especially desire a mutt dog. 1972 C. Weston Poor, Poor Ophelia (1973) vi. 29 Two barefoot hippies were sharing a bag of potato chips with a happy-looking mutt. 1988 New Q. (Canada) Winter 17 The leg might have been a tossed bone that any flop-eared mutt could gnaw on. 2. A person who is awkward, ignorant, or blundering; an incompetent, a fool. Also without negative connotation: a person, a fellow. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > stupid person, dolt, blockhead > lout, oaf, booby > [noun] lubber1362 looby1377 howfing?a1513 slouch?1518 bowberta1522 knuckylbonyarda1529 lob1533 lout1548 patch1549 hoballa1556 lilburnea1556 lobcocka1556 chub1558 hick1565 lourd1579 peasant1581 clown1583 lubbard1586 lumberer1593 lump1597 blooterc1600 boobyc1600 lob-coat1604 hoy1607 bacon-brainsa1635 alcatote1638 oaf1638 kelf1665 brute1670 dowf1722 gawky1724 chuckle1731 chuckle-head1731 John Trott1753 stega1823 lummoxa1825 gawk1837 country jakea1854 guffin1862 galoot1866 stot1877 lobster1896 mutt1900 palooka1920 schlub1950 1900 A. H. Lewis Sandburrs 110 Naturally, d'mut who owns d'store is out an' eager to do business. 1910 O. Johnson Varmint 377 Engaged to that Ver Planck fellow that was hanging around. I think he's a mutt. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Feb. 176/2 Dougal, the elder brother, was a quiet, inoffensive kind of a mutt. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions ii. vii. 597 Got to look up a mutt named Chavenay. 1986 Television Today 11 Dec. 23/1 The laughter in this case coming because some other poor mutt has been conned and victimised. 2000 T. Clancy Bear & Dragon xv. 232 If this Suvorov mutt really was a former KGB officer, then he'd been expertly trained to disappear. 3. derogatory. An unattractive woman. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly person > woman hagc1400 horse-godmother1569 Hecatea1616 urchin1657 Plain Jane1912 scag1938 fuglya1970 mutt1983 minger1992 munter1997 1983 Chicago Tribune 3 Aug. i7/4 [The consultant] made such comments..as ‘Is she a mutt?’ 1987 G. A. Fine With the Boys vii. 169 Mutt,..disliked or ugly girl. 1996 T. Philbin Cop Speak 156 Mutt..tradtional..term to describe an ugly woman. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). muttadj. British slang. Deaf. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of ear > disordered hearing > [adjective] > deaf deafc825 hearingless1398 deathc1475 as deaf as a door, doorpost, doornail1546 dunch1569 surda1682 nut-deaf1828 stock-deaf1865 soundless1890 stone-eared1895 non-hearing1958 Mutt and Jeff1960 mutt1973 mutton1983 1973 B. Aylwin Load of Cockney Cobblers 48 Examples of Rhyming Slang usually used in abbreviated form:... Deaf..Mutt. 1982 J. Meades Filthy Eng. (1986) 11 You gone mutt 'ave you Stobey? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899adj.1973 |
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