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...Equally irresistible is the mugg in high society ("Bang-bang, fella," says Mr. Grant to the shocked butler who discovers his revolver) and the untamed male who submits to the implacable housekeeping of a respectable woman...
...verb "to mugg" apparently stems from the dank soil of 19th Century prisons, where "mugger" was synonymous with footpad-"one of the wretched horde who haunt the street at midnight to rob drunken men." Its meaning, as given by the American Thesaurus of Slang: robbery with violence. In New York City muggers usually attack from behind if possible, throwing one arm around the victim's neck, while the assistant muggers frisk the victim...
...theatre's argot: "Artistic success that gives little promise of attaining commercial prosperity for its producer and author. Latter probably will be praised more than he will be paid. . . . A 10-week stay at the Mansfield should be sufficient. . . . Delightful moments are numerous-but pretty arty for a mugg and dreadfully lacking in box-office ability...
...GREEN PASTURES?After twelve months, the Lord is beginning to mugg a little...
...dialects. His adventures are varied -one of the most entertaining being his connivance in the escape of Sophie, the trained seal. The good doctor's intimates are all with him-Jip, the dog; Dab-Dab, the duck; Too-Too, the owl; Gub-Gub, the pig; Matthew Mugg, the Cat's meatman. The book is excellent propaganda for the prevention of cruelty to animals...