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Mugging vs Bugging - What's the difference?

mugging | bugging |

As nouns the difference between mugging and bugging

is that mugging is a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place while bugging is electronic surveillance.

As verbs the difference between mugging and bugging

is that mugging is while bugging is .

mugging

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
    • There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

    Verb

    (head)

    • bugging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • electronic surveillance
  • * 1993 , John H. Davis, The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster (page 486)
    • The buggings executed by the FBI not only revealed a great deal about the Cosa Nostra's activities, they also revealed a great deal about how the Cosa Nostra felt about the Kennedys.