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Puppy vs Mutt - What's the difference?

puppy | mutt |

As nouns the difference between puppy and mutt

is that puppy is a young dog, usually cute and playful while mutt is a mongrel dog; a dog of mixed breed or uncertain origin or mutt can be .

As a verb puppy

is to bring forth whelps; to pup.

puppy

English

Noun

(puppies)
  • A young dog, usually cute and playful.
  • A young rat.
  • A young seal.
  • (slang, usually, in the plural) A woman’s breast.
  • (informal) A (generic) thing; particularly something that is a nuisance; a sucker.
    • I have another two dozen of these puppies to finish before I can go home.
  • (derogatory) A conceited and impertinent person.
  • * Addison
    • I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy with a money bag under each arm.

    Synonyms

    * (young dog) dogling, pup, whelp * (young seal) pup * See also

    Derived terms

    * puppy fat * puppy love * hushpuppy * puppyhood * sick puppy * stress puppy

    Verb

  • To bring forth whelps; to pup.

    • mutt

    English

    Etymology 1

    From muttonhead.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mongrel dog; a dog of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
  • (figuratively, sometimes, pejorative) A person of diverse ancestry.
  • (chiefly, US, slang) As a term of abuse: an idiot, a stupid person.
    • Coordinate terms
    * moggy (of a cat)

    See also

    * bitsa, bitser * cur * mongrel * Mutt and Jeff

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
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