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mugging

[muhg-ing] / ˈmʌg ɪŋ /
NOUN
assault and battery
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NOUN
holdup
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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

“It is funny that the heaviest of all awards is given by actors — ’us what we do, it means so much,’” he said, mugging ponderous emotion.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2025

In a statement, Haigh said she told police she had lost her phone during a mugging on a night out in 2013 but later found it had not been taken.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

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

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2024

And mugging for the cameras with Cinnamon the rat licking her nose.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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