mongrel

Meaning

Noun

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

Adj

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

Synonyms

cur

hybrid

mutt

crossbreed

crossbred

cross

bastard

scrub

hound

of mixed blood

mixed

cross-breed

half-breed

evileyed

lacking good qualities

bitzer

barker

random-bred dog

half blood

half-caste

interbred

mestizo

misbegotten

mulatto

mule

ominous

piebald

tyke

ugly

evillooking

Translations

bâtard

bastardo

Mischling

mestizo

Bastard

bastaard

chucho

hybride

corniaud

Promenadenmischung

hybridisch

melez

nicht reinrassig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mongrel

In summary

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”).