jugging

[ juhg-ing ]

noun

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

Origin of jugging

First recorded in 2010–15; jug¹ + -ing¹

And into this very particular kala jugger Jerry, in due course, piloted his adored one.
Men, Women and Guns | H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
Moreover, as has already been discreetly hinted, there was a certain and very particular kala jugger.
Men, Women and Guns | H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
Jugger system's wheels were well greased, and so long as they were well greased it did not matter their crushing one or two.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles Reade
The month of June is devoted to the bath of Jugger-naut, who was one of the incarnations of Vischnu.
Ten Great Religions | James Freeman Clarke

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