mugging

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mugging

/ˈmʌɡɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌɡɪŋ

noun muggings

A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place. There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of mug

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noun a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place

Español	atraco, arrebatón
Português	assalto
Deutsch	Raubüberfall, Straßenraub, Überfall
Русский	го́п-сто́п góp-stóp

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@misc{mugging_2026,
  title = {mugging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mugging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}