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This article is about the beverage container. For the root beer see Mug Root Beer.
A mug or coffee mug is a sturdily built type of ceramic cup often used for hot beverages, such as coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. The mug is usually used in less formal settings. In polite society, a tea cup is the preferred method of serving tea and sometimes coffee (then called a coffee cup). Mugs are usually made of porcelain (china) but some are made of Pyrex and some (usually intended for campers) are made of plastic, steel, or enameled metal.
A travel mug is a variation on the traditional mug that is better for transporting hot liquids. It may or may not be a vacuum flask, but is usually well insulated and completely enclosed, with an easily closed opening on the top for drinking and a handle on the side.
A puzzle mug is a novelty mug that is counter-intuitive to drink from. It will usually have several holes in it, making it impossible to drink from in the normal way. The solution to drinking from a puzzle mug is often to cover up all the holes or to discover a hidden method of drinking, such as drinking through a hollow handle.
The brand product Cup-a-Soup is served in a mug, despite the title including the word cup.
Other uses
- To mug can mean to assault with intent to rob, see mugging.
- Mug can also be used to mean chump.
- The quantity mug identifies the amount of something that can be stored inside a mug (e.g. a mug of water.)
- A gambler who makes ill-informed decisions, such as betting larger and larger amounts in order to recover previous losses, is sometimes referred to as a "mug".
- MUG is an acronym for Male Unbifurcated Garment, a generic term for any type of skirt, such as a kilt or sarong, designed to be worn by a man.
- MUG is an acronym for Multi User Game, a less specific classification for an online roleplaying game than others in the MU* genre. Games are usually referred to as MUGS when they use their own unique code and Command Line Interface, although a more commen acronym is MUD (Multi User Dungeon, Dimension or Domain).