mugged
Verb
The word is derived from mug
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
The mugger who is arrested is back on the street before the police officer, but the person mugged may not be back on the street for a long time, if ever.
My luck is getting worse and worse. Last night, for instance, I was mugged by a quaker.
[A neoconservative is] a liberal who has been mugged by reality. A neoliberal is a liberal who got mugged by reality but has not pressed charges.
Prior to being mugged I did not feel I had to carry a gun. However, I knew how to shoot a gun very proficiently. As a boy, I used to play cowboys and Indians all the time.
A conservative is a liberal who got mugged the night before.
Mugged by my own mother.