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mean-mug en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, qualifier:African-American Vernacular, slang, transitive) To shoot a dirty look at (someone); to express hostility or menace towards (someone) through a dirty look.
    • With a resolve to get his son away from these monsters, Isaac knuckled up and mean-mugged his opponent. 2012, Vanessa Miller, Latter Rain:
    • sometimes I catch myself too Mean-muggin' folks that Did no harm to me or my crew 1996, E-40, Practice Lookin' Hard:

Forms

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mean-mugged Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
mean-mugged Tense=Past lexicographic
mean-mugs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
mean-mugging Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic