The difference between Mug and Pigeon
When used as nouns, mug means a large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer, whereas pigeon means one of several birds of the family columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
When used as verbs, mug means to strike in the face, whereas pigeon means to deceive with a confidence game.
Mug is also adjective with the meaning: easily fooled, gullible.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mug and Pigeon
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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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Pigeon as a noun:
One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species.
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Pigeon as a noun (slang):
A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
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Pigeon as a noun (slang):
Concern or responsibility (often in some such phrase as: "it's his pigeon", "it's her pigeon", etc.).
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Pigeon as a verb (transitive):
to deceive with a confidence game