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Definition of mugging a person

mug    

noun

  • face.
    You've got a mug only a mother could love.
    She's got a great body, but a bad mug.
    • See more words with the same meaning: face.

    Last edited on Aug 14 1997. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 14 1997.

  • a fictitious noun used for purposes of comparison. This "mug" always possesses the extreme of some quality or condition. Possibly a euphemism for "motherfucker."
    It's crowded like a mug outside.
    It's cold as a mug in here.
    I'm worried as a mug.

    Last edited on May 13 2013. Submitted by Neil S. from Chicago, IL, USA on Oct 20 1998.

  • a generic noun; "thing". The specific noun being referred to is usually clear from the context of the entire conversation. Possibly a euphemism for "motherfucker."
    That mug was tight!
    Let me see that mug.
    I'm gonna get two of them mugs.

    Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by John from Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 11 1999.

  • an unhappy face; "sour face"; "puss". One may "hang" a mug.
    Check out the mug on that guy.
    Kenny's hanging a mug.
    • See more words with the same meaning: face.

    Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by Ken T. from Novato, CA, USA on Oct 23 2001.

  • a male person.

    Last edited on May 23 2009. Submitted by James S. from Jim Russell, Monticello, KY 42633, USA on May 23 2009.

verb - transitive

  • to stare at a person in an aggressive way.
    Why are you muggin' me?
    Stop muggin'!

    Last edited on Jun 17 1997. Submitted by Holly from Baltimore, MD, USA on Jun 17 1997.

  • to take a person's mug shot.
                                                                                                                            

    Citation from "Missing Person", Terriers (TV, 2010), Season 1 Episode 7 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 30 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'camera, cameras, photography (related to)':

Definitions include: a sexual or pornographic image.
Definitions include: "pornography".
Definitions include: photograph--used as noun or verb, as in "isn't this a great phot of her" or "I am going to phot that building"
Definitions include: a photography enthusiast.
Definitions include: a pornographic photograph graphically displaying the "beaver" (i.e. external female genitalia.)
Definitions include: to insert one's self uninvited into a photograph being taken.
Definitions include: a picture with one or more naked people in it.
Definitions include: a photograph of ((a printed out photograph of a person) that a male has ejaculated upon).
Definitions include: a selfie (i.e. photo of a person taken by that person) of a person's buttocks.
Definitions include: a photograph of snow.
Definitions include: "photo opportunity".
Definitions include: a picture of a person taken by themselves.
Definitions include: "picture."
Definitions include: "camera".
Definitions include: "photographer".

Other terms relating to 'dude, person of unspecified gender':

Definitions include: intentional misspelling of "guys".
Definitions include: a person who raps.
Definitions include: a person who has both street and book knowledge.
Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of "man".
Definitions include: visitors to a website.
Definitions include: an elderly person.
Definitions include: a stand-in name used to represent the everyman.
Definitions include: an expert or person one goes to for advice or a paid specialist in a given field.
Definitions include: "Tweep I'd like to follow."
Definitions include: a British person.
Definitions include: the common people.
Definitions include: an old male.
Definitions include: alternate spelling of shorty.
Definitions include: people.
Definitions include: a prostitute.

Other terms relating to 'face':

Definitions include: to body check as in sports (hockey, American football, rugby, etc.)
Definitions include: face.
Definitions include: teeth.
Definitions include: a person's face.
Definitions include: the facial expression one wears when having an orgasm.

Other terms relating to 'to intimidate, scare, confront':

Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else.
Definitions include: to scare someone extremely bad; "scare the crap out of".
Definitions include: to scare badly.
Definitions include: to approach someone in a hostile manner.
Definitions include: to react with extreme emotion.
Definitions include: to scare someone extremely bad; "scare the crap out of".
Definitions include: to scare someone tremendously.
Definitions include: to stare at someone with an intimidating expression; "glare".
Definitions include: interjection yelled at someone, typically after insulting them or beating them in some task.
Definitions include: to verbally confront.
Definitions include: to scare someone extremely bad; "scare the crap out of".
Definitions include: to scare someone tremendously.
Definitions include: an unpleasant woman; "bitch".
Definitions include: to push around.

Other terms relating to 'to stare, watch':

Definitions include: to stare at.
Definitions include: to look coyly and invitingly at.
Definitions include: to monitor.
Definitions include: to stare with sexual intent.
Definitions include: to monitor.
Definitions include: a person.
Definitions include: to monitor.
Definitions include: to stare at someone with an intimidating expression; "glare".
Definitions include: to monitor.
Definitions include: to stare.
Definitions include: to watch.
Definitions include: to surveil.
Definitions include: to stare at breasts, usually in cold weather.
Definitions include: to supervise a person.

Other terms relating to 'unspecified item(s), 'stuff', 'thing(s)'':

Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool.
Definitions include: the noun senses of "crap" are mostly a subset of the uses of "shit."
Definitions include: "thing".
Definitions include: replacement name for an object whose name one has forgotten.
Definitions include: an object whose name isn't known or can't be recalled instantly.
Definitions include: an attractive person.
Definitions include: any object.
Definitions include: to Hawaiians, used to describe people/places/objects.
Definitions include: an unspecified thing.
Definitions include: replacement name for an object when one can't remember the object's name.
Definitions include: generic term for a specific object; "thing".
Definitions include: tattoo.
Definitions include: an item whose name can't be recalled at the moment.
Definitions include: an item whose name one doesn't know or has forgotten.
Definitions include: "thing."

Other terms relating to 'very, extremely, completely, in a grand way':

Definitions include: "fucking".
Definitions include: absolutely.
Definitions include: fully; extraordinarily; powerfully.
Definitions include: an intensifier.
Definitions include: very; really; extremely.
Definitions include: a lot.
Definitions include: "super".
Definitions include: strongly.
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
Definitions include: very.
Definitions include: extremely ugly.
Definitions include: to a great extent.
Definitions include: used after a word as an intensifier or just for flair.
Definitions include: far less vulgar replacement for "fucking".
Definitions include: used with a verb (and a direct object) to indicate the action was performed in some impressive way (e.g. aggressively, quickly, well, etc.)

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Other terms relating to 'mug':

Definitions include: The term "mug" is used for comparison.
Definitions include: The term "mug" is used for comparison.
Definitions include: to look serious or stone-faced.
Definitions include: To make out with someone.
Definitions include: extremely physically kiss one another.
Definitions include: The term "mug" is used for comparison.
Definitions include: the current location.
Definitions include: A commode.

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