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mugging

[ muhg-ing ]

noun

  1. an assault or threat of violence upon a person, especially with intent to rob.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mugging1

First recorded in 1840–50; mug + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

She said she had reported a mugging to the police and that a work mobile phone was one of the items that had been stolen.

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Her resignation comes a day after she admitted that she told police she had lost her phone during a mugging on a night out but later found it had not been taken.

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Such was its poor reputation, it was dubbed "muggings underpass" by some.

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But there’s something deeply strange about his performance here, grinning and mugging with childlike wonder in a way that can only be read as disingenuous.

That annual event often produces widespread thefts and muggings, and there has been some concern such problems may occur at Madonna’s show.

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