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jugging

[ juhg-ing ]

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: Compare mugging ( def ).

    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.


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Other Words From

  • jug·ger noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of jugging1

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

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Example Sentences

Ground game at that, for Coracle is in the act of "jugging" a hare.

Ground game at that, for Coracle is in the act of “jugging” a hare.

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

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