Mongrel vs. Mutt — What's the Difference?

A mongrel, mutt or mixed-breed dog is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized breed and is not the result of intentional breeding. Although the term mixed-breed dog is sometimes preferred, many mongrels have no known purebred ancestors.

A mongrel dog.

An animal or plant resulting from various interbreedings, especially a dog of mixed or undetermined breed.

A stupid person; a dolt.

(Offensive) A person of mixed background or descent.

A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.

Something that is a mixture or combination of elements

A person of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry.

Of mixed origin or character

An idiot, a stupid person.

(Offensive) Being a person of mixed background or descent.

A person from the United States, in reference to sense 2.

Being a mongrel organism.

An dog that is of inferior quality or of mixed breed.

Someone or something of mixed kind or uncertain origin, especially a dog.

An inferior dog or one of mixed breed

A thuggish, obnoxious, or contemptible person; a pitiable person.

An erect penis; an erection.

Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed.

Not of a pure breed.

Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.

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

An inferior dog or one of mixed breed