jugging

[ juhg-ing ]

noun
  1. Informal. a theft committed by a perpetrator who waits at a bank, near an ATM, or outside an expensive store, watches for customers who might be carrying a large amount of cash or goods, and then follows them to steal the money or goods from the customer or from their car: An increase in bank jugging has led to increased security outside of ATMs.He is suspected in a recent jugging near the local credit union.: Compare mugging.

  2. Mountain Climbing. the process of climbing up a rope directly instead of using handholds on the rock to pull oneself up.

Origin of jugging

1
First recorded in 2010–15; jug1 + -ing1

Other words from jugging

  • jug·ger, noun

Words Nearby jugging

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How to use jugging in a sentence

  • Ground game at that, for Coracle is in the act of "jugging" a hare.

    Gwen Wynn | Mayne Reid
  • Ground game at that, for Coracle is in the act of “jugging” a hare.

    Gwen Wynn | Mayne Reid
  • The kegs he could not move alone, and set to work jugging the fluid from them.

    Judith of the Cumberlands | Alice MacGowan