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What does mug mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word mug? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (archaic) Easily fooled, gullible.
Noun
  1. A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
  2. (slang) The face, often used deprecatingly.
  3. (slang, vulgar) A gullible or easily-cheated person.
  4. (derogatory) A stupid or contemptible person.
Verb
  1. (transitive, obsolete, Britain) To strike in the face.
  2. (transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.
  3. (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.
  4. (transitive) To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.[1]
  5. (Britain, Australia, slang) To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
Noun
  1. (slang, African American Vernacular) Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
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