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mongrel

n.
UK //mˈɒŋɡɹəl// mon·grel Slang Vulgar
Synonyms
Origin

From Middle English mongrel, equivalent to mong (“mixture”) + -rel (pejorative diminutive); from Old English ġemang (“mingling”) (whence Modern English among), from Proto-Germanic *mang- (“mix”).

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