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mongrel

mong·rel

US/ˈmʌŋ.ɡɹəl/ uncommon slang uk

noun

1.

derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

  • “the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic”
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2.

an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

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Origin

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix; mixture”).

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