mug
v.— «During a confrontation with the woman, Sims “mugged” her, a street term for pushing someone’s face with an open hand in a display of disrespect, according to police.» —“Athens man invokes courthouse shootings” Athens Banner-Herald (Ga.) Mar. 29, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The entry for geranium lake in Webster’s Third New International Dictionary describes it as “a vivid red that is lighter and slightly yellower and stronger than apple red, yellower, lighter, and stronger than carmine, and bluer, lighter, and...
Every subculture has its own secret lingo, whether you’re talking about surfers, cab drivers, or coffee-shop baristas. A new book uncovers the slang of everyone from stunt performers to department-store Santas and more. Plus, why is English so darn...