mongrel
Of mixed breed, nature, or originOf mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.
UK/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/US/ˈmɑŋ.ɡɹəl/
» Cookie is a mongrel.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.
English spelling is often regarded as confusing and unpredictable due to the mongrel nature of that language.
a mongrel dog
Examples
6 sentencesCookie is a mongrel.
This dog is a mongrel.
Laika was a small, stray mongrel picked up from the street.
Get that mongrel out of here!
Run away, you mongrel!
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive)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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