'Mongrel' definitions:

Definition of 'mongrel'

From: WordNet
noun
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" [syn: bastard, mongrel]
noun
An inferior dog or one of mixed breed [syn: cur, mongrel, mutt]

Definition of 'Mongrel'

From: GCIDE
  • Mongrel \Mon"grel\, a.
  • 1. (Zool.) Not of a pure breed. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mongrel'

From: GCIDE
  • Mongrel \Mon"grel\, n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See Mingle.] The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

Words containing 'Mongrel'