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单词 mutt
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muttn.

Brit. /mʌt/, U.S. /mət/
Forms: 1800s– mutt, 1900s– mut.
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: muttonhead n.
Etymology: Shortened < muttonhead n.
slang (originally U.S.).
1.
a. derogatory. A racehorse, esp. a slow one; any horse in poor condition.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.

Brit. /mʌt/, U.S. /mət/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Mutt and Jeff adj.
Etymology: Shortened < Mutt and Jeff adj. Compare later mutton adj.
British slang.
Deaf.
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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).
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