Definition & Meaning of "mongrel"in English

Mongrel

a dog that is not from a single breed

Dialect

British

American

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Animal

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

mongrels

Examples

The friendly mongrel wagged its tail excitedly as the children approached.

a person or thing of mixed or inferior quality, often characterized by a lack of purity or clear identity

Examples

He was often mocked for being a mongrel, as he couldn't trace his ancestry beyond a few generations.

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