mug [countable]
1 a tall cup used for drinking tea,
coffee etc:
a coffee mug
2 a large glass with a handle, used
especially for drinking beer:
mug/mugful of something
a mug and the liquid inside it:
Two mugs of
tea, please.
4 British English spoken informal
someone who is stupid and easy to deceive:
Only a mug
would pay that much for a meal.
5
be a mug's game
British English spoken to be something
that only stupid people do because it is not likely to be successful or to
bring you money:
Gambling is
a mug's game.
6 spoken informal a face:
Something
scared him. Probably your ugly mug!
Definition from the Longman
Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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