- present participle of mug.
mugging
Americannoun
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muggings
plural
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Etymology
Origin of mugging
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A goofy Harvey Weinstein mugging for the camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Outside in the streets, the cosplayers enjoyed mugging for the cameras or taking selfies and laughing at themselves and others while interacting with their favorite celebrities.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2026
He would know: His team’s 2025 report featured a photo of the Aerosmith frontman mugging alongside Rizer in his past life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
No other conference-affiliated team endures the annual potential midseason mugging from an established independent like USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2025
And mugging for the cameras with Cinnamon the rat licking her nose.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
Fed up with witnessing muggings in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana neighborhood, William Correia formed a volunteer group to patrol the streets and report robberies on social media.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Such was its poor reputation, it was dubbed "muggings underpass" by some.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
We don’t have data for every intervening year, but the surveys we have suggest roughly 30 fewer robberies and muggings per person, per year, for a decade.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2022
The chief justice asked, “How many muggings take place in the forest?”
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
New York without the garbage and muggings, it’s supposed to be.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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