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7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
noun an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
originFrom Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix; mixture”).
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