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mugging::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | assault |
| Derivation | mug |
Examples of mugging
mugging
His interruptive barrage was as relentless as his silent mugging for the camera.
From the nytimes.com
An attorney for Ortiz said, however, that she believed Whitlock was mugging her.
From the courier-journal.com
As the audience filed out the quintet stayed on stage mugging and waving to fans.
From the timesunion.com
Then they begged us to take pictures of them, jumping and mugging for the photos.
From the ocregister.com
That's like mugging someone but giving them back some change to get the bus home.
From the guardian.co.uk
Quins's overriding priority, though, is to avenge last season's Galway mugging.
From the guardian.co.uk
He looks like he can sort of play baseball and he keeps the mugging to a minimum.
From the orlandosentinel.com
On these cruise ships they can wear the family jewels without fear of mugging.
From the telegraph.co.uk
There are no zany voices, no wild mugging, no bounding around in a tiger suit.
From the latimes.com
- Rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
- The quantity that can be held in a mug
- Chump: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- Countenance: the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
- With handle and usually cylindrical
- A mug is a sturdily built type of cup often used for drinking hot beverages, such as coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. Mugs, by definition, have handles and often hold a larger amount of fluid than other types of cup. ...
- A large cup for hot liquids, usually having a handle and used without a saucer; The face, often used deprecatingly; A gullible or easily-cheated person; To assault for the purpose of robbery; To exaggerate a facial expression for communicative emphasis; to make a face, to pose for ...
- (Mugly) is a yellow dinosaur-like monster who is the boss of Donkey Kong Island's Jungle area in Donkey Kong Country Returns. It was controlled by Kalimba to fight Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong.
- (Mugs) Guys (esp. dumb) (Knockover, 401; Key, 87; Art, 92)
