Mug

French Meaning

agresser

chope

gobelet

bouille

poire

nigaud

andouille

bille

English Meaning

  1. A heavy cylindrical drinking cup usually having a handle.
  2. The amount that such a cup can hold.
  3. Informal The human face.
  4. Informal The area of the human mouth, chin, and jaw.
  5. Informal A grimace.
  6. Informal A mug shot.
  7. A thug; a hoodlum.
  8. Chiefly British Slang A victim or dupe.
  9. Informal To photograph (a person's face) for police files.
  10. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob: arrested the thief who mugged the tourists.
  11. To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for humorous effect: The partygoers mugged for the camera.