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Could you please just post a quote from the article?
(the first l is lazy, the second is look)
You had it. Mug means face and it's a shot of a face.
tl; dnl
Could you please just post a quote from the article?
(the first l is lazy, the second is look)
You had it. Mug means face and it's a shot of a face.
mug (n.1)
"drinking vessel," 1560s, "bowl, pot, jug," of unknown origin, perhaps from Scandinavian (compare Swedish mugg "mug, jug," Norwegian mugge "pitcher, open can for warm drinks"), or Low German mokke, mukke "mug," also of unknown origin.
mug (n.2)
"a person's face," 1708, possibly from mug (n.1), on notion of drinking mugs shaped like grotesque faces. Sense of "portrait or photograph in police records (as in mug shot, 1950) had emerged by 1887. Hence, also, "a person" (especially "a criminal"), 1890.
mug (v.1)
"to beat up," 1818, originally "to strike the face" (in pugilism), from mug (n.2). The general meaning "attack" is first attested 1846, and "attack to rob" is from 1864. Perhaps influenced by thieves' slang mug "dupe, fool, sucker" (1851). Related: Mugged; mugging.
mug (v.2)
"make exaggerated facial expressions," 1855, originally theatrical slang, from mug (n.2). Related: Mugged; mugging.
And now you ruined it.We could sell them along with a history of the etymology. Make it educational!
Make it educational!
Out of respect for his fellow man, should Jack Black change his name to Jack African American?
How come Betty White wasn't Betty Caucasian?
Virgin's rooms will offer "extra closet space, drawers for makeup and supplies and larger showers with a bench that makes it easier for guests to shave their legs," the Wall Street Journal reported this week.
We could sell them along with a history of the etymology. Make it educational!
Started off biting nails and turned to pick the crap from teeth while at it. Probably will eat the picked food and dry finger on cloth.Is she biting her fingernails or trying to pick something out of her teeth?
Would you have your two pinky toes removed is someone gave 2 million dollars and it was painless procedure?