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In some senses, mongrel is marked as derogatory, offensive, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.
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.
Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.
A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; (often preceded by "poor") a pitiable person.
"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.
An erect penis; an erection.
adj
Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.
English spelling is often regarded as confusing and unpredictable due to the mongrel nature of that language.
a mongrel dog