Words / B1

TOOTHM-ug/ˈtuːθ mʌɡ/

A tooth mug (id: tooth-mug) is the little cup that lives by the bathroom sink for rinsing after you brush. A kitchen mug is for tea; a tooth mug is bathroom kit and often holds the toothbrush as well. US English is more likely to say a cup or a toothbrush holder. Countable: a tooth mug / two tooth mugs.

Meaning

A cup kept in the bathroom for rinsing after you brush your teeth.

Examples

• “Put your toothbrush back in the tooth mug by the sink.”
• “Leave the tooth mug on the shelf, not on the wet window sill.”
• “We bought a new tooth mug when the old one cracked.”

Good to know

a tooth mug (UK bathroom). Contrast: a tea mug / a toothbrush holder. Countable.

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