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# mugshot

noun (a mugshot, mugshots; also «mug shot»)

«mugshot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A mugshot is a photograph of a person's face, from the front and the side, taken by the police after an arrest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#m1)
2. (informal, jokey) Any photo of someone's face, especially an unflattering one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#m2)

### In the lessons

In news and crime stories, mugshots of suspects are shown. In media lessons on gossip, being shown in a mugshot means someone was arrested, not that they are guilty. Jokingly, people call passport photos or school ID pictures "mugshots". Phrases: «police mugshot», «take a mugshot».

### Examples

- The police released the suspect's mugshot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#x1)
- The robber's mugshot was on the front page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#x2)
- My passport photo looks like a mugshot! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#x3)
- In the film, the gangster smirked in his mugshot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#x4)
- A mugshot doesn't prove someone is guilty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#x5)
- Every member of the club had a mugshot on the noticeboard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/#x6)

### Note

Countable noun; one word or two («mug shot»). From «mug», slang for face. Trap: a mugshot shows someone was arrested; a court decides if they are guilty.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mugshot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mugshot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mugshot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mugshot.html) on Mova free.