mugshot

  • 1mugshot — (n.) also mug shot, 1950; see MUG (Cf. mug) (n.2) + SHOT (Cf. shot) (n.) in the photographic sense …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 2mugshot — ► NOUN informal ▪ a photograph of a person s face made for an official purpose, especially police records …

    English terms dictionary

  • 3mugshot — mug|shot [ˈmʌgʃɔt US ʃa:t] n informal a photograph of someone s face, especially a criminal s, or one taken for official purposes ▪ I was shocked to see his mugshot on the front page of the paper …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4mugshot — /ˈmʌgʃɒt/ (say mugshot) noun a photograph, usually of the head only, taken for police records. Also, mug shot …

  • 5Mugshot (website) — Mugshot URL http://mugshot.org/ Type of site Social network service Owner Red Hat Mugshot was a social networking website created by Red Hat. Unlike most other social networking websites (which are concerned with advertising), it offered a… …

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  • 6mugshot — mug shot n. Informal A photograph of a person s face, especially one made for police files. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 7mugshot — n. photograph taken of one s face (especially by the police when one is arrested) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 8mugshot — noun informal a photograph of a person s face made for an official purpose, especially police records …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 9mugshot — noun (C) informal a photograph of a criminal s face, taken by the police: Can you look through some mugshots to identify the man who attacked you? …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10mugshot — Photograph of person s face taken on being booked into custody; usually used as an official photograph by police officers …

    Black's law dictionary