Mongrel
noun
A dog that is a mix of different breeds.
My pet is a mongrel, part Labrador, part German Shepherd, and completely adorable.
Often appears as...
- mongrel dog
- loveable mongrel
adjective
Something made up of mixed or various elements.
The city was a mongrel mix of old and new architecture.
Often appears as...
- mongrel mix
- mongrel population
noun
A person of mixed descent.
I'm a proud mongrel, with roots in five different countries.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A dog that is a mix of different breeds.
My pet is a mongrel, part Labrador, part German Shepherd, and completely adorable.
Often appears as...
- mongrel dog
- loveable mongrel
adjective
Something made up of mixed or various elements.
The city was a mongrel mix of old and new architecture.
Often appears as...
- mongrel mix
- mongrel population
noun
A person of mixed descent.
I'm a proud mongrel, with roots in five different countries.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Overtone
Often used with a sense of affection for the dog, despite its lack of pedigree.
Our lovable mongrel has the best temperament.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Offensive
Calling a dog a mongrel is not insulting; it's a neutral description of its mix.
Yes, she's a beautiful mongrel with a shiny coat.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Specific Breed
Mongrel doesn't specify which breeds are mixed; it's any combination.
Someone abandoned a mongrel puppy at the shelter.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Overtone
Often used with a sense of affection for the dog, despite its lack of pedigree.
Our lovable mongrel has the best temperament.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Offensive
Calling a dog a mongrel is not insulting; it's a neutral description of its mix.
Yes, she's a beautiful mongrel with a shiny coat.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Specific Breed
Mongrel doesn't specify which breeds are mixed; it's any combination.
Someone abandoned a mongrel puppy at the shelter.
Pro Tip 1/3Affectionate Overtone
Often used with a sense of affection for the dog, despite its lack of pedigree.
Our lovable mongrel has the best temperament.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Offensive
Calling a dog a mongrel is not insulting; it's a neutral description of its mix.
Yes, she's a beautiful mongrel with a shiny coat.
Pro Tip 3/3Non-Specific Breed
Mongrel doesn't specify which breeds are mixed; it's any combination.
Someone abandoned a mongrel puppy at the shelter.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 304 PIPE...
you that don't know perhaps you've only recently discovered to the life safaris because we do get new viewers every now and again on each and every Safari you get your beautiful white legs you're not looking at a feral dog this is not some mutt some mongrel that has wandered in
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Quote examples
Mark Barrowcliffe
English Writer
When Reg died and we first looked into getting a new dog, I was adamant we should pick up a mongrel from an animal-rescue shelter. It's not only that they're usually healthier and have better temperaments, they also fit with my world view - I prefer a ballpoint to a fountain pen, a barber to a hair stylist, and camping over glamping.
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Steven Weber
American Actor
A culture cannot lie down with dogs and not become utterly infested with fleas. The dogs, in this case, are the mongrel media and the corporate overlords who have grown fat on manufactured controversy and fear mongering.
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Glenn McGrath
Australian Cricketer
Australia play best when they've got a bit of mongrel about them, when they play hard out in the middle, when they don't give an inch, when they play an aggressive brand of cricket.
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Suranne Jones
English Actress
I grew up surrounded by two farms and their fields. My earliest memories are of our mongrel dog running around and cows looking in the window while we ate our tea.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
American Politician
I have loved but one flag and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for the League of Nations.
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Sting
British Musician
I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongrel, it needs to be hybridised.
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Susie Dent
English Scientist
English has always been a mongrel tongue, snapping up words from every continent its speakers encountered.
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Caroline Buchanan
Australian Athlete
In BMX, you need an inner mongrel, something that's a point of difference in the female category.
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Genevieve O'Reilly
Irish Actress
I'm a bit of a mongrel, really!
Quote examples
Melvyn Bragg
English Journalist
I'm a class mongrel.
Quote examples
Mark Barrowcliffe
English Writer
When Reg died and we first looked into getting a new dog, I was adamant we should pick up a mongrel from an animal-rescue shelter. It's not only that they're usually healthier and have better temperaments, they also fit with my world view - I prefer a ballpoint to a fountain pen, a barber to a hair stylist, and camping over glamping.
Quote examples
Steven Weber
American Actor
A culture cannot lie down with dogs and not become utterly infested with fleas. The dogs, in this case, are the mongrel media and the corporate overlords who have grown fat on manufactured controversy and fear mongering.
Quote examples
Glenn McGrath
Australian Cricketer
Australia play best when they've got a bit of mongrel about them, when they play hard out in the middle, when they don't give an inch, when they play an aggressive brand of cricket.
Quote examples
Suranne Jones
English Actress
I grew up surrounded by two farms and their fields. My earliest memories are of our mongrel dog running around and cows looking in the window while we ate our tea.
Quote examples
Henry Cabot Lodge
American Politician
I have loved but one flag and I can not share that devotion and give affection to the mongrel banner invented for the League of Nations.
Quote examples
Sting
British Musician
I see music as one language. If one musical form eats its own tail, it dies. So it needs to be a mongrel, it needs to be hybridised.
Quote examples
Susie Dent
English Scientist
English has always been a mongrel tongue, snapping up words from every continent its speakers encountered.
Quote examples
Caroline Buchanan
Australian Athlete
In BMX, you need an inner mongrel, something that's a point of difference in the female category.
Quote examples
Genevieve O'Reilly
Irish Actress
I'm a bit of a mongrel, really!
Quote examples
Melvyn Bragg
English Journalist
I'm a class mongrel.
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