The difference between Mug and Phiz
When used as nouns, mug means a large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer, whereas phiz means the face.
Mug is also verb with the meaning: to strike in the face.
Mug is also adjective with the meaning: easily fooled, gullible.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mug and Phiz
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Mug as an adjective (archaic):
Easily fooled, gullible.
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Mug as a noun:
A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer.
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Mug as a noun (slang):
The face, often used deprecatingly.
Examples:
"What an ugly mug."
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Mug as a noun (slang, vulgar):
A gullible or easily-cheated person.
Examples:
"He’s a gullible mug – he believed her again."
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Mug as a noun (UK, Australia, derogatory, slang):
A stupid or contemptible person.
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Mug as a verb (transitive, obsolete, UK):
To strike in the face.
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Mug as a verb (transitive):
To assault for the purpose of robbery.
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Mug as a verb (intransitive):
To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose, as for photographs or in a performance, in an exaggerated or affected manner.
Examples:
"The children weren't interested in sitting still for a serious photo; they mugged for the camera."
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Mug as a verb (transitive):
To photograph for identification; to take a mug shot.
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Mug as a verb (UK, Australia, slang):
To learn or review a subject as much as possible in a short time; cram.
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Mug as a noun (slang, AAVE):
Motherfucker (usually in similes, e.g. "like a mug" or "as a mug")
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Phiz as a noun (obsolete, colloquial):
The face.