mutt en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /mʊt/ (Northern-England)
- (US) audio
- /mʌt/
Etymology
Clipping of muttonhead.
Meanings
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A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly / Get these mutts away from me / You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
1986, Paul Simon, “You Can Call Me Al”, in Graceland:
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(derogatory, humorous, usually) A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.
Soon, we will no longer be an outpost of Europe, but a nation of mutts, a nation with hundreds of fluid ethnicities from around the world, intermarrying and intermingling. Americans of European descent are already a minority among 5-year-olds. […] Immigration reform or not, the nation of mutts is coming.
2013 June 28, David Brooks, “A Nation of Mutts”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020:
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(Internet, broadly, derogatory) A person from the United States.
Kys degenerate cumbrain. Satisfying fetishes that seem mean is one thing, but you should always respect your own people, no matter how "shit" or "retarded" they are. Not that I'd expect a demoralized amerifat to understand. You probably fuck different races or other mutts anyway so the love for your own blood is probably not there.
2019 December 11, anonymous author, 4chan, /bant/:
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(US, derogatory, slang) An idiot, a stupid person.
“I knew you weren’t such a mutt as you looked,” she cried.
1923, Agatha Christie, The Murder on the Links:Mother fuckin' mutt! You, you fucking piece of shit!
1990, Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas, spoken by Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci):I must say I think Chloe was a bit of a mutt to walk on the bed and then leave a button somewhere about. She might have learned better than that from the pictures surely.
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:“He’s so blatantly stupid. He’s a punk. He’s a dog. He’s a pig. A con. A bullshit artist. A mutt who doesn’t know what he’s talking about,” he said, among many other things, in a video.
2019 November 20, Luke O'Neil, quoting Robert De Niro, “Robert De Niro v Trump: a complete history of a (mainly one-sided) beef”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Apr 2020:
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(derogatory, slang) An ugly woman.
Too bad the guys' ^([sic]) wife is a total mutt. I guess he wants to achieve a less stressful life; he married ugly.
2007, Lewis Korn, Ice Cold, page 49:
- (qualifier:Antarctica, slang) The snowy sheathbill.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mutts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
muttish · muttnik · muttly · Amerimutt · muttrimony · Euromutt
Relateds
mongrel · bitser · bitzer · Mutt and Jeff · bitsa · cur · Heinz 57
Synonyms
peagoose · shitwit · knucklehead · dip · Alternative spelling of dumbass. · chump · assclown · plank · gomer · thicko · mome · beetlebrain · dingbat · mushhead · dunderhead · twat · bonehead · dimwit · chowderhead · putz · dumble · meathead · noodlehead · schmo · thickhead · brickhead · fopdoodle · mental midget · nit · mutt · pigwidgeon · buffoon · lamebrain · doof · gudgeon · retard · nincom · spanner · nitwit · snapperhead · peabrain · dumbshit · dumbo · buttbreath · Charlie · wazzer · bozo · donut · dumbbell · dingwad · cretin · simpleton · goofy · noddy · jackass · saphead · baboon · oaf · dipstick · pillock · asshead · lackwit · cittern-head · lummox · drivel · gonk · jughead · dumbhead · chucklehead · blubberbrain · nincompoop · goof · thickskull · jerk · stupe · goofball · tosspot · blockhead · featherbrain · crackhead · drool bucket · dipshit · put · deadhead · addle-brain · cuckoo · dumbling · hammerhead · dumb cluck · dumbfuck · farthead · jellybrain · juggins · gorbuson · fuck-knuckle · shithead · asstard · berk · wally · stupid · mongoloid · bimbo · fool · mouth breather · lunkhead · halfwit · fuckwit · dummkopf · shitbrain · bufflehead · pinhead · twit · lunk · dim bulb · loggerhead · dimbus · prat · galoot · yo-yo · doofoid · fenderhead · goober · asswipe · clod · toolbox · smooth brain · bubblehead · sot · bubble brain · dolt · Boeotian · dork · eejit · shitneck · ha'porth · beanbrain · dimbo · meatball · plonker · donkey dick · imbecile · monkey · dullard · Heinz 57 · mongtard · log · goosecap · fucktard · asshat · witless wonder · ass · airhead · tard · idiot · doofus · dumbfucker · goose · jackaninny · sap · dope · ninny · addlehead · muttonhead · tomfool · moron · inbred · Vulgar: · doodle · clot · ding dong · brainlet · dunderpate · momo · zany · numbskull · dumbnut · gimboid · goon · clown · addle pate · birdbrain · doldrum · ninnyhammer · wazzock · dingleberry · maroon · wantwit · boob · beetlehead · clodpate · space cadet · dunce · dummy · ignoramus · tonto · fleabrain · muggins · peckerhead · nimrod · turkey · silly · stupid-head · simp · dumb bunny · drongo · knothead · fathead · dildo
Translations (59)
es quiltro (mongrel dog) · cs vořech (mongrel dog) · sv gatukorsning (mongrel dog) · fi sekasikiö (person of diverse ancestry) · ia can bastarde (mongrel dog) · nb tulling (idiot, stupid person) · ru полукро́вка (person of diverse ancestry) · ru болва́н (idiot, stupid person) · de Promenadenmischung (mongrel dog) · ro corcitură (mongrel dog) · es chucho (mongrel dog) · no kjøter (mongrel dog) · ja 雑種 (mongrel dog) · nl halve gare (idiot, stupid person) · nl vuilnisbak (mongrel dog) · fr corniaud (mongrel dog) · es electricista (mongrel dog) · fr corniaud (idiot, stupid person) · pt vira-lata (mongrel dog) · ja 駄犬 (mongrel dog) · sh мјеша́нац (mongrel dog) · nl bastaard (mongrel dog) · ru дворня́жка (mongrel dog) · cs voříšek (mongrel dog) · sv blandrashund (mongrel dog) · fr imbécile (idiot, stupid person) · nl domkop (idiot, stupid person) · sv byracka (mongrel dog) · bg глупак (idiot, stupid person) · sh mješánac (mongrel dog) · ko 똥개 (mongrel dog) · mk џукела (mongrel dog) · fr con (idiot, stupid person) · fi piski (mongrel dog) · fr cabot (mongrel dog) · ru дворня́га (mongrel dog) · fr bâtard (mongrel dog) · fi rakki (mongrel dog) · ia can mesticiate (mongrel dog) · uk дворняга (mongrel dog) · cs hlupák (idiot, stupid person) · nl mormel (mongrel dog) · fi tolvana (idiot, stupid person) · fr crétin (idiot, stupid person) · sh џу̀кела (mongrel dog) · gl can de palleiro (mongrel dog) · de Köter (mongrel dog) · bg помияр (mongrel dog) · ms anjing campuran (mongrel dog) · it bastardino (mongrel dog) · ja 雑犬 (mongrel dog) · pl mieszaniec (mongrel dog) · es malix (mongrel dog) · nl idioot (idiot, stupid person) · cs kříženec (mongrel dog) · sh džùkela (mongrel dog) · cmn 雜種 /杂种 (idiot, stupid person) · mk ’ртка (mongrel dog) · pl kundel (mongrel dog)