mutt
See also: mutt’ and Mutt
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʌt
Etymology 1
Clipping of muttonhead.
Noun
mutt (plural mutts)
- A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- Coordinate term: moggy
- 1986, Paul Simon (lyrics and music), “You Can Call Me Al”, in Graceland:
- Mr. Beerbelly, Beerbelly / Get these mutts away from me / You know, I don't find this stuff amusing anymore
- (usually derogatory or humorous) A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.
- 2013 June 28, David Brooks, “A Nation of Mutts”, in The New York Times, ISSN 0362-4331:
- 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.
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- (chiefly US, slang, derogatory) An idiot, a stupid person.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiot
- 1990, Nicholas Pileggi; Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas, spoken by Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci):
- Mother fuckin' mutt! You, you fucking piece of shit!
- 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:
- “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.
- (Internet slang, derogatory) A person from the United States, in reference to sense 2.
- See also: amerimutt
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Derived terms
- Amerimutt
Translations
mongrel dog
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person of diverse ancestry
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idiot, stupid person
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See also
- bitsa, bitser
- cur
- Heinz 57
- mongrel
- Mutt and Jeff
Noun
mutt (plural mutts)
- Alternative form of matha
Estonian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)
- mole (animal)
Declension
Declension of mutt (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mutt | mutid |
| genitive | muti | muttide |
| partitive | mutti | mutte / muttisid |
| illative | mutti / mutisse | muttidesse / mutesse |
| inessive | mutis | muttides / mutes |
| elative | mutist | muttidest / mutest |
| allative | mutile | muttidele / mutele |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel / mutel |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt / mutelt |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks / muteks |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni |
| essive | mutina | muttidena |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega |
Etymology 2
From German Mutti (“mom; mommy”).
Noun
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti) (colloquial)
- old woman
- hag
Declension
Declension of mutt (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mutt | mutid |
| genitive | muti | muttide |
| partitive | mutti | mutte / muttisid |
| illative | mutti / mutisse | muttidesse / mutesse |
| inessive | mutis | muttides / mutes |
| elative | mutist | muttidest / mutest |
| allative | mutile | muttidele / mutele |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel / mutel |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt / mutelt |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks / muteks |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni |
| essive | mutina | muttidena |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega |
Etymology 3
From Russian мутник (mutnik), from мутить (mutitʹ, “to cloud, muddy”) + -ник (-nik).
Noun
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)
- A traditional fishing net used to catch small fish.
Declension
Declension of mutt (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mutt | mutid |
| genitive | muti | muttide |
| partitive | mutti | mutte / muttisid |
| illative | mutti / mutisse | muttidesse / mutesse |
| inessive | mutis | muttides / mutes |
| elative | mutist | muttidest / mutest |
| allative | mutile | muttidele / mutele |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel / mutel |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt / mutelt |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks / muteks |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni |
| essive | mutina | muttidena |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega |
Etymology 4
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
mutt (genitive muti, partitive mutti)
- (nautical) cringle (grommet on a sail)
Declension
Declension of mutt (type riik)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mutt | mutid |
| genitive | muti | muttide |
| partitive | mutti | mutte / muttisid |
| illative | mutti / mutisse | muttidesse / mutesse |
| inessive | mutis | muttides / mutes |
| elative | mutist | muttidest / mutest |
| allative | mutile | muttidele / mutele |
| adessive | mutil | muttidel / mutel |
| ablative | mutilt | muttidelt / mutelt |
| translative | mutiks | muttideks / muteks |
| terminative | mutini | muttideni |
| essive | mutina | muttidena |
| abessive | mutita | muttideta |
| comitative | mutiga | muttidega |
References
- mutt in Sõnaveeb
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Northern Sami muottá, genitive and accusative singular of muoddá.
Alternative forms
- mudd (alternative form based on the nominative form of the Samic origin)
Noun
mutt m (definite singular mutten, indefinite plural muttar, definite plural muttane)
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Adjective
mutt (indefinite singular mutt, definite singular and plural mutte, comparative muttare, indefinite superlative muttast, definite superlative muttaste)
- grumpy
References
- “mutt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.