Mugging or mugger may refer to: * Mugger, a

footpad In archaic terminology, a footpad is a robber or thief specialising in pedestrian victims. The term was used widely from the 16th century until the 19th century, but gradually fell out of common use. A footpad was considered a low criminal, as opp ...

Mugger crocodile The mugger crocodile (''Crocodylus palustris'') is a medium-sized broad- snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits marshes ...

, a species native to India, Nepal, and Pakistan * ''Muggers'' (film), a 2000 Australian movie directed by Dean Murphy * Mugging, a slang term for overacting * Mugging, a type of street robbery * Mugging, a disparaging term for

rote learning Rote learning is a memorization technique based on repetition. The method rests on the premise that the recall of repeated material becomes faster the more one repeats it. Some of the alternatives to rote learning include meaningful learning, ...

* Mugging, a Singapore colloquial term for intensive studying * Model Mugging, a self-defense training technique

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