mug shot

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhg shot]
- /mʌg ʃɒt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [muhg shot]
- /mʌg ʃɒt/

Definitions of mug shot words

noun mug shot Also called headshot. an identifying photograph of a suspect or criminal, often one of a set showing a frontal view, a profile view, and a view of the back of the head. 1
noun mug shot any closeup photograph of someone's face. 1
noun mug shot police photo: suspect's face 1
noun mug shot photo: face 1
countable noun mug shot A mug shot is a photograph of someone, especially a photograph of a criminal which has been taken by the police. 0
noun mug shot any of the photographs taken for police records of the face of a person under arrest 0

See all 6 definitions of mug shot

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Origin of mug shot

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Mug shot

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mug shot

mug shot popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mug shot usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mug shot

noun mug shot

mug — a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
close-up — the end or conclusion: at the close of day; the close of the speech.

All 2 Synonyms of mug shot