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1. 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";
    
2. An inferior dog or one of mixed breed
   - cur, mutt [informal], mong [Austral, NZ, informal]

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