mongrel

noun

1. a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
2. any animal or plant resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
3. any cross between different things, especially if inharmonious or indiscriminate.

adjective

4. of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

noun

1. a plant or animal, esp a dog, of mixed or unknown breeding; a crossbreed or hybrid
2. taboo a person of mixed race
3. Australian and NZ sport toughness and physical aggressiona tall southpaw with plenty of mongrel

adjective

4. of mixed origin, breeding, character, etc

n.late 15c., “mixed-breed dog,” from obsolete mong “mixture,” from Old English gemong “mingling” (base of among), from Proto-Germanic *mangjan “to knead together” (see mingle). With pejorative suffix -rel. Meaning “person not of pure race” is from 1540s. As an adjective from 1570s.