Noun: mongrel múng-grul or móng-grul
- An inferior dog or one of mixed breed
"The mongrel proved to be a loyal companion";
- cur, mutt [informal], mong [Austral, NZ, informal]
- [informal] Derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular, inferior or of dubious origin
"the architecture was a kind of mongrel suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic";
Derived forms: mongrels
Type of: barker [informal], bow-wow [informal], Canis familiaris, dawg [non-standard], dog, doggie [informal], doggo [informal], doggy [informal], domestic dog, pooch [informal], variation
Encyclopedia: Mongrel