English Explanatory Dictionary

mutt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
  2. A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.
  3. A person from the United States.
  4. An idiot, a stupid person.
  5. The snowy sheathbill.
noun
  1. Alternative form of matha.

Pronunciation

/mʌt/ en-us-mutt.ogg /mʊt/

Word forms

mutt mutts

Etymology

Clipping of muttonhead.

Synonyms

Heinz 57 addle-brain addlehead addle pate airhead baboon beanbrain beetlebrain beetlehead berk bimbo birdbrain blockhead blubberbrain bonehead Boeotian boob bozo brainlet brickhead bubblehead bubble brain bufflehead buffoon Charlie chowderhead chucklehead chump cittern-head clod clodpate clot clown crackhead cretin cuckoo deadhead dimbo dim bulb dimbus dimwit dingbat ding dong dingleberry dingwad dip dipstick doldrum dolt donut doodle doof doofoid doofus dope dork drivel drongo drool bucket dullard

Related words

bitsa bitser bitzer cur Heinz 57 mongrel Mutt and Jeff

Derived words

Amerimutt Euromutt muttish muttly muttnik muttrimony
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