mug

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a tall cup for drinking from, usually with straight sides and a handle, used without a SAUCER: a coffee mug * a beer mug (= a large glass with a handle) 2 a mug and what it contains: a mug of coffee 3 (slang) a person's face: I never want to see his ugly mug again. 4 (informal) a person who is stupid and easy to trick: They made me look a complete mug. * He's no mug. IDIOMS a mug's game (disapproving, especially BrE) an activity that is unlikely to be successful or make a profit verb (-gg-) 1 [VN] to attack sb violently in order to steal their money, especially in a public place: She had been mugged in the street in broad daylight. 2 [V] ~ (for sb/sth) (informal, especially AmE) to make silly expressions with your face or behave in a silly, exaggerated way, especially on the stage or before a camera: to mug for the cameras PHRASALVERBS mug sth<->up