to mug
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5.8
- verb
- /mʌɡ/
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- So, this man and his lady friend, they're taking a lovely stroll, enjoying the cool night breeze, minding their own business, when, all of a sudden, two thugs with guns jump out and mug him.
- try to mug
- going to mug
- mug a guy
But I think that the public are being mugged.
- But I think that the public are being mugged.
- And it takes them that long to realize, Oh my God, I'm being mugged.
- No, they go, oh, yeah, sorry, yes, switch it up if you're doing the no, That's what I did when someone tried to mug me.
- From a psychological standpoint, I always tell people that it's the element of surprise that they say, I don't know how I got mugged.
Examples
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You want to mug me, my wallet is in my other pants.
Fiction book (1996) -
Well, they don't even get out of their car to mug you.
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What, are you gonna mug somebody with a gun?
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How did no one mug us that day?
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The guy tried to mug me.
Fiction book (2001) -
She tried to mug me!
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Why would anyone mug an eight-year-old boy?
Fiction book (1994) -
Actually, whilst I was having lunch with Dad, I, some guy came up and tried to, like, mug me or like pickpocket me kind of thing.
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This guy tried to mug me, and I swung on him and he sliced me.
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He was attacked and mugged while walking home late at night.
Synonyms
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1.2
To take property illegally from other people using force or threats
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8.4
To rob a person or shop by threatening them with a weapon
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Etymology
The verb mug meaning 'to attack and rob' grew from street slang around a person's mug ('face') when criminals would grab people in public, so to be 'mugged' is to be robbed on the street. That's why mug now means violent robbery.