mean mug
Intimidating facial expression
Mean mug is a hostile or intimidating facial expression—a hard stare meant to convey aggression or displeasure: He was mean mugging me from across the room.
As a verb, to mean mug someone is to give them this look.
The expression comes from mug as slang for face.
Common in hip-hop culture and urban slang.
- scowlAngry facial expression
- glareFierce stare or brightness
- dirty lookHostile facial expression
- stareProlonged fixed gaze
- hard stareProlonged intense gaze
intimidate · frown · grimace · hard look · death stare · stink eye · evil eye · side-eye · looking sideways · throw shade · sneer · hostile · mad dog · tough · street · confrontation · menacing · cold
facial expression intent
mean mugwarm smile
Affectionate facial expression
smile · beaming smile · grin · friendly face · bright smile
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