mug file

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsmug book

   Broaderfile

Questions about mug file

What does mug file mean?

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

What is another word for mug file?

Close synonyms include mug book. 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 file a common word?

mug file 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.