A mutt is a

mongrel A mongrel, mutt or mixed-breed dog is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized breed and including those that are the result of intentional breeding. Although the term ''mixed-breed dog'' is sometimes preferred, many mong ...

(a dog of unknown ancestry). Mutt may also refer to:

People

* Mutt, a derogatory term for

mixed-race Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-eth ...

people

Nickname

* Larry Black (sprinter) (1951-2006), American sprinter *

Mutt Carey Thomas "Papa Mutt" Carey (September 17, 1891 – September 3, 1948) was an American jazz trumpeter. Early life Carey was born in Hahnville, Louisiana,Kernfedl, Barry, ed. ''The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. Macmillan, 1994. p. 185. and move ...

(1886–1948), New Orleans jazz trumpeter * Emanuel J. "Mutt" Evans (1907–1997), American businessman and first Jewish mayor of Durham, North Carolina *

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

(born 1948), music producer *

Andrew Shaw (ice hockey) Andrew Shaw (born July 20, 1991) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Blackhawks in the fifth round (139th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. During his 10-season NHL career, Shaw played for the Blackh ...

(born 1991), Canadian National Hockey League player * Mutt Summers (1904–1954), chief test pilot at Vickers-Armstrongs and Supermarine * Mutt Williams (baseball) (1892–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher * Mutt Wilson (1896–1962), Major League Baseball pitcher

Other

* "R. Mutt" (Richard Mutt), pseudonym used once by the French artist

Marcel Duchamp Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (, , ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French painter, sculptor, chess player, and writer whose work is associated with Cubism, Dada, and conceptual art. Duchamp is commonly regarded, along with Pablo Picasso ...

to sign his shocking artwork

Fountain A fountain, from the Latin "fons" (genitive "fontis"), meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect. Fountains were or ...

in 1917 * codename of Allied double agent John "Helge" Moe during World War II - see

Mutt and Jeff (spies) Mutt and Jeff were two Norwegian spies who worked for the United Kingdom and MI5 and were members of the Double Cross System. In April 1941 two Norwegians, John "Helge" Moe (Mutt) and Tor Glad (Jeff) fetched up on a remote Aberdeenshire beach i ...

Mihkel Mutt Mihkel Mutt (born 18 February 1953 in Tartu) is an Estonian writer, essayist, columnist and editor. Life Mihkel Mutt is the son of linguist and translator and the grandson of military colonel and diplomat Victor Mutt. Mutt studied philology and ...

(born 1953), Estonian writer and journalist

Fictional characters

* A. Mutt, a character in the ''Mutt and Jeff'' comic * Mutt (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * Mutt Williams, Indiana Jones' son in '' Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'', played by Shia LaBeouf * Mutt, a ''Muttaburrasaurus'' in

The Land Before Time ''The Land Before Time'' is an American animated film series and media franchise created by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss, distributed by Universal Pictures and centered on dinosaurs. The series began in 1988 with the eponymous '' The Land Befo ...

* Mutts, genetically-engineered mutant species in the fictional world of ''The Hunger Games''

Music

* ''Mutt'' (album), a 2004 album by roots-music group Lost Dogs *

Mutt (song) "Mutt" is a song by American rock band Blink-182 from the band's third studio album, ''Enema of the State'' (1999). It was written primarily by guitarist Tom DeLonge, with additional songwriting credit to bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Ra ...

, a 1999 song from Blink-182's ''Enema of the State album'' *

Mutts (band) Mutts is an American rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Career Mutts formed in 2009 with Mike Maimone and Bob Buckstaff after the two met as touring members of Company of Thieves and bonded over a love of Tom Waits. They recorded and toured with ...

, a rock band from Chicago

Other uses

* M151, a nickname based on Military Utility Tactical Truck * MutT, alternate name for

8-oxo-dGTP diphosphatase 8-oxo-dGTP diphosphatase (, ''MutT'', ''7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine triphosphatase'', ''8-oxo-dGTPase'', ''7,8-dihydro-8-oxo-dGTP pyrophosphohydrolase'') is an enzyme with systematic name ''8-oxo-dGTP diphosphohydrolase''. This enzyme catalyses the f ...

, an enzyme *

Mutt, Virginia Mutt is an unincorporated community in Nottoway County, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the East Coast of the United Sta ...

, an unincorporated community *

Mutt (email client) Mutt is a text-based email client for Unix-like systems. It was originally written by Michael Elkins in 1995 and released under the GNU General Public License version 2 or any later version. The Mutt slogan is "''All mail clients suck. This ...

, a terminal-based e-mail client for Unix-like systems *

Mutt (hinduism) A ''matha'' (; sa, मठ, ), also written as ''math'', ''muth'', ''mutth'', ''mutt'', or ''mut'', is a Sanskrit word that means 'institute or college', and it also refers to a monastery in Hinduism.