英语词汇mug的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

mug; mugging; mugger. Mugging seems first to have been New York City slang for what was called “yoking” in other parts of the country, that is, robbery committed by two holdup men, one clasping the victim around the neck from behind while the other ransacks his pockets. The term either derives from the “mugs” who commit such crimes or from the expres- sion on the victim’s face as he is brutally yoked, which can ap- pear as if he is mugging, grimacing, or making a funny face. The term is now well-known throughout the country. As of- ten as not the mugger acts alone today, and mugging has be- come a synonym for holding someone up. The spelling “mugg” seems to be yielding to mug. The word mug, for “a grimace” was introduced to England by the Gypsies and may derive from the Sanskrit word mukka, “face.” Mug was used as slang for “face” in Britain as early as 1840. Mug for a heavy cup may come from the Swedish mugg meaning the same.

词汇	mug
词源	mug; mugging; mugger. Mugging seems first to have been New York City slang for what was called “yoking” in other parts of the country, that is, robbery committed by two holdup men, one clasping the victim around the neck from behind while the other ransacks his pockets. The term either derives from the “mugs” who commit such crimes or from the expres- sion on the victim’s face as he is brutally yoked, which can ap- pear as if he is mugging, grimacing, or making a funny face. The term is now well-known throughout the country. As of- ten as not the mugger acts alone today, and mugging has be- come a synonym for holding someone up. The spelling “mugg” seems to be yielding to mug. The word mug, for “a grimace” was introduced to England by the Gypsies and may derive from the Sanskrit word mukka, “face.” Mug was used as slang for “face” in Britain as early as 1840. Mug for a heavy cup may come from the Swedish mugg meaning the same.
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