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MUG BOOK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mug book mean?
• MUG BOOK (noun)
The noun MUG BOOK has 1 sense:
1. a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)
Familiarity information: MUG BOOK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
mug book; mug file
Hypernyms ("mug book" is a kind of...):
data file; file (a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together)
Meronyms (members of "mug book"):
mug shot; mugshot (a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records))
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