mean-mug

verb

To shoot a dirty look at (someone); to express hostility or menace towards (someone) through a dirty look.

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Meanings

verbmean-mug (third-person singular simple present mean-mugs, present participle mean-mugging, simple past and past participle mean-mugged)

present singular third person mean-mugs · participle present mean-mugging · participle past mean-mugged · past mean-mugged

  1. idiomaticslangtransitiveAfrican-American VernacularTo shoot a dirty look at (someone); to express hostility or menace towards (someone) through a dirty look.

    sometimes I catch myself too Mean-muggin' folks that Did no harm to me or my crew

    1996, E-40, Practice Lookin' Hard
    1 more example

    With a resolve to get his son away from these monsters, Isaac knuckled up and mean-mugged his opponent.

    2012, Vanessa Miller, Latter Rain
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APA

mean-mug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean-mug

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“mean-mug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean-mug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mean-mug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mean-mug.

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