mugshot
The origin and history of mugshot.
Etymology
A compound of mug, slang for the face since the early eighteenth century — generally traced to drinking mugs moulded into grotesque faces — and shot in the sense of a photograph.
The origin and history of mugshot.
A compound of mug, slang for the face since the early eighteenth century — generally traced to drinking mugs moulded into grotesque faces — and shot in the sense of a photograph.
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