Mutt can now be used with either affection or disdain to refer to a dog that is not purebred, but in the word's early history, in the U.S. around the turn of the 20th century, it could also be used to describe a person—and not kindly: mutt was another word for "fool." The word's history lies in another insult.
Is a dog called a mutt?
Most dogs are mutts, and many of their owners are fine with the word mutt, despite the word's original implication of "inferior, mixed breed dog." Dogs called crossbreeds are deliberately bred to combine characteristics of two or more recognized breeds, while mutts — also known as mongrels — are the result of ...
What is the slang word for dog?
doggy. (or doggie), hound, pooch, tyke.
Whats another name for a mutt?
In this page you can discover 7 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for mutt, like: mongrel, kermit, sarge, pooch, zippy, cur and dog.
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