jugging

American  

[juhg-ing] / ˈdʒʌg ɪŋ /

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.

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

---

Other Word Forms

• jugger noun

Etymology

Origin of jugging

First recorded in 2010–15; jug ¹ ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

According to a recent report from ABC’s “Good Morning America,” the city of Austin has had 84 jugging cases this year.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2022

According to the FBI, jugging has surged during the pandemic.

From Washington Times • Sep. 27, 2022

When the Marathon was three-fourths finished, he was just an obscure also-ran, jugging along in tenth place, eighth place.

From Time Magazine Archive

The kegs he could not move alone, and set to work jugging the fluid from them.

From Judith of the Cumberlands by MacGowan, Alice

“You don’t want that brass falling out, and them tracing you down here and jugging you–you fool,” she panted as she climbed to the ground.

From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen