Meaning of Mongrel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.
   derogatory, often
2. A mixed-race person.
   derogatory, ethnic, offensive, often, slur
3. A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
4. An erect penis; an erection.
   Australia, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“That dog is a mongrel; who knows what breed it could be!”

“America is an improbable idea. A mongrel nation built of ever-changing disparate parts, it is held together by a notion, the notion that all men are created equal, though everyone knows that most men consider themselves better than someone.”

“"Yanto bloody Evans!" Jack stuttered with rage. "Yanto bloody Evans! That... that... bloody mongrel! D'you know who he is? He's the one who knocked me back for a bit of extra timber before the roof fell in on me!"”

“But somebody's got to tell these mums and dads why their kids died, why this mongrel thinks he can wipe them out like a dirty rag.”

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