Timeline for What do you call a gift mug not really suitable for coffee?
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| Aug 10 at 18:53 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @Lambie I am sure there are, but not what the OP describes. It would be immediately obvious that they are not for drinking. | |
| Aug 10 at 18:50 | comment | added | Lambie | @WeatherVane There are decorative mugs: Koja 15 oz. Elegant Hand Painted Decorative Large Porcelain Ceramic Mug Set. 4 Decorative Mugs. Colorful Gift Pack. Impres...amazon | |
| Aug 10 at 18:32 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @Lambie desk decorations are carved initials, or mug rings etc. | |
| Aug 9 at 15:23 | comment | added | Lambie | A mug can be a decoration (on a desk) but it is not an ornament. | |
| Aug 9 at 8:56 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @EdwinAshworth for some reason Ngram Viewer shows that not be have been the case since around the accession of ERII. | |
| Aug 8 at 23:28 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | You could add support for this, showing whether 'ornamental mug' is more of a fixed phrase than say 'decorative mug' ... and especially 'nominally useful mug' and 'impractical coffee mug' (which are no more than suggested free combinations, not standard usages). | |
| Aug 7 at 19:47 | comment | added | Weather Vane | @EdwinAshworth from the question title I would call the mug an ornament but have reworked the answer to oblige. | |
| Aug 7 at 19:08 | history | undeleted | Weather Vane | ||
| Aug 7 at 19:08 | history | edited | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 7 at 19:04 | history | deleted | Weather Vane | via Vote | |
| Aug 7 at 19:01 | comment | added | Edwin Ashworth | So 'ornamental mug'? | |
| Aug 7 at 18:55 | history | answered | Weather Vane | CC BY-SA 4.0 |