mug book

1. 1.

   a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)

   Synonymsmug file

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Questions about mug book

What does mug book mean?

mug book means "a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police)".

What is another word for mug book?

Close synonyms include mug file. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mug book a common word?

mug book is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.