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How to pronounce “mug”

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Pronunciation guide for mug

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of mug with real speech in context.
Available examples
8 YouTube examples
Real speech example
What Makes You “You”? An Actor + a Neuroscientist Answerlike something even simple, picking up a mug of coffee,
Definition summary
A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug

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How to pronounce mug

What Makes You “You”? An Actor + a Neuroscientist Answer

like something even simple, picking up a mug of coffee,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “mug”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • A large cup for beverages, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.A mug
  • (slang, often derogatory) The face.
  • (slang, derogatory) A gullible or easily cheated person.
  • (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, derogatory, slang) A stupid or contemptible person.
  • (slang) A criminal.
  • (slang) A mug shot.
  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, obsolete, UK, Ireland) To strike in the face.
  • (transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.
  • (intransitive) To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
  • (transitive) To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot of.
  • (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, slang) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
  • [Adjective]
  • (archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.
  • (Bermuda, slang) Uninteresting or unpleasant.

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