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mugging

[muhg-ing] / ˈmʌg ɪŋ /
NOUN
assault and battery
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NOUN
holdup
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After that earlier Warner mugging, I wrote about the “legalized economic vandalism that antitrust has become.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

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.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

His rants are hilarious, and Ruffalo’s mugging is a comic highlight.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

On that same Super Bowl media night at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, Kelce was mugging for the jeering crowd.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2024

Dill took one hand off the handlebars and flexed his arm, mugging.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner