noun

• 1A dog, especially a mongrel.

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  • ‘a long-haired mutt of doubtful pedigree’
  • ‘The offspring of a mating between two purebred dogs of different breeds is a mongrel, a mutt.’
  • ‘So they opened up the event to mutts and mongrels too, with categories like Most Appealing Eyes.’
  • ‘It's a shame that not everyone has a dog, whether a mutt or a pedigree.’
  • ‘Her attack dog is a mutt, and, as everyone knows, mongrels are healthier than pedigreed dogs.’
  • ‘Like a mutt from the dog pound, she had a hodgepodge pedigree that underwhelmed.’
  • ‘The dog was a mutt that looked like a cross between a sheepdog and a poodle.’
  • ‘Most dog breeds are highly inbred and therefore the level of homogeneity is greater in purebred dogs than in mutts.’
  • ‘Many of these dogs are mutts and shelter dogs whom people gave up on, and were rescued themselves.’
  • ‘I think we'll probably take another look at some purebred options, but I'm also going to try to reintroduce the idea of a rescue dog or a mutt from a shelter.’
  • ‘He's done a whole lot of paintings of pooches - yappy dogs, poodles, some mutts and a few bulldogs.’
  • ‘We took her home and introduced her to our other dog, Pam, the mutt, affectionately named by me in honor of my mom's best friend.’
  • ‘Your brand of beer, the artwork on your walls, your choice of dog - a pure-bred poodle as opposed to a mutt - are all potential status details.’
  • ‘The dog's deep brown eyes examined the mutt for a moment.’
  • ‘I stuffed the mite-sized mutt - such a small dog, really - into my grocery basket and pedaled back to the farm.’
  • ‘Gourmet dog food will transform your cantankerous mutt into an obedient show dog.’
  • ‘This is like taking a pure breed dog and intentionally cross breeding with a mutt.’
  • ‘Other dogs sit tethered to benches, and occasionally woof at competing mutts, but Jasper whines and barks the entire time.’
  • ‘Landing a one-night contract for $10, the pair quickly acquired two stray mutts.’
  • ‘Penny normally gets her run of the yard while the other three mutts stay in the pen (because they attack her).’
  • ‘His face was turning redder by the minute, and he yelled, ‘The stupid mutt peed on me!’’

  Synonyms

  mongrel, hound, dog, cur, tyke

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• 2A stupid or incompetent person.

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  • ‘he pitied the poor mutt who ever fell for her charms’
  • ‘I'm not as stupid as you mutts in this alley make me out to be.’
  • ‘When Malcolm came to town, though, all but the stupidest mutts decided it was time for a vacation.’
  • ‘And if he says yes to you, what does he say to every other mutt who ever wanted a place to call his own?’
  • ‘Whether that same approach - giving the journalistic mutts as little to chew on as possible - will work in the general election campaign is another story.’
  • ‘You'll remember the rather dubious story that these two mutts spent $8,000 on drinks.’

  Synonyms

  fool, idiot, halfwit, nincompoop, blockhead, buffoon, dunce, dolt, ignoramus, cretin, imbecile, dullard, moron, simpleton, clod

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