However, the cut has much more meanings. It has its origins in working-class communities in Britain, where several definitions can be found. The slang of Cockney rhymes “Toby Jug” means “cup”. In addition, Americans often use the term “Mug Shot” when referring to a police photo. All references to the face. To scare someone is to say something condescending or humiliating to your face, and usually for more effect when you belittle the person you are attacking in a peer group. I tried to look this up in the urban dictionary, but there was only one definition of net affirmative vote, and that definition was not even clear. The context of my question is that I`m watching a movie with a lot of English Cockney speakers; Someone says something to another, and the person you`re talking to looks upset and yells back, “Are you trying to take me by surprise?” Even worse, this whole robbery case reminds Ross of when he was assaulted as a child. To attack someone is to take something from someone by force. So in this context, take someone from their street respect/credibility. Each “con” was divided into two equal parts: the duffer “attacked” one; John the Other. In The Streets` 2002 song “Don`t Mug Yourself”, a friend is advised not to get angry with a girl (not to ridicule a girl).

Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press! I would have liked to plunder everything overnight; But I don`t exactly have it in my EAD. This term comes from the attack itself, where you can get hit in the face or cup during a robbery. “Mug” has a variety of uses, so a phrase like this is probably not a phrase at all. You have to keep in mind that a movie can make an effort to accentuate (or even invent) “cockneyisms” – don`t confuse the cockney movie with British English, they`re certainly not the same! Remember setting up an ambush and sending the result to someone in a silver frame? Anyone who has read his book or seen Sir Alan Sugar (the apprentice) would have heard him say many times: Lock Stock Two Smoking Barrels? Tear? Being assaulted means that you are being deceived by someone who takes advantage of you. There are two different meanings for the word cup, which is related to the use of this expression. My understanding of this phrase is, “Don`t respect me,” that is, “Don`t treat me like a cup!” For the first time, offer hot cups of cider, tea or hot mortalities – because holding a fork with mittens is an exercise in frustration. And Buller lit his candle and attacked a German exercise until the evening bell rang. Our first is a name that means a human face. In the 18th century, cups, vessels, were often shaped like human heads. Thus, people began to refer to the faces of those who were not particularly attractive as “cups”, pointing out their unattractive characteristics resembling the drinking container. This then explains the term “mug-shot”, a name that means a photograph of a person`s face taken for official purposes, especially police records.

I`m an East Londoner, born and raised, and yes, it`s common in most conversations with guys in London, and yes, more often in East London. Not in Mayfair or West London, of course, but I heard Spencer in Made In Chelsea use it recently, so who knows, it`s spreading! So, what do you drink from a cup? Have you ever been assaulted or worse? Let us know! Find the answers online with Practical English Usage, your go-to guide to problems in English. Here`s a reference to the reality show The Only Way is Essex, where someone feels like they`ve been cheated on their date dancing with another man. She replies that she did not make him look like a fool (she did not scare him away). In this case, a cup means someone who is easily deceived or slightly stupid, so if you are “assaulted”, you will pretend to be an idiot. For example: the professional thief is the “Grafter attacked”; his photograph and Bertillon`s measurements are known and recorded. Nowadays, “cup” can simply mean face, for example: being a “cup” or “assaulting someone” basically means taking advantage of someone or treating them like idiots/fools. It is a “street language” widely spoken in the UK among young people and adults. I am British and I recognise the expression, and you are right, it is generally used by the Cockneys. The street cat and his kittens had already attacked him. Put on your jackets, place your chairs in a circle at a safe distance around the fire, and spread blankets and cups. These connotations of crime lead us to our next use of cups, this time a verb that means to be robbed at gunpoint or at gunpoint.