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mongrel

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/

The English word “mongrel” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.
  2. A person of mixed race.
  3. A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
  4. An erect penis; an erection.

adjective

  1. Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

Etymology

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix; mixture”).

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