What does "mug" mean in theses sentences? Also, what is the use of the words "larrup" and "splatter"?
(Newspaper headline from Mirror) Blues are mugged by "Old Lady". Jeventus 1-0 Chelsea.
Thomas Tuchel suffered a major defeaf as Chelsea crashed to defeat in the Champions league.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Crystal Palace (Edouard 73)
Gallagher mugs Lokonga in midfield and Olise seizes upon the loose ball, finding Gallagher again. He drives forward and moves on to Edouard, who’s been a threat all night, and he larrups a shot that Ramsdale is slow to move to and which splatters the bar on its way home! (the guardian)
Blues are mugged by "Old Lady". Jeventus 1-0 Chelsea.
If you mug someone, you attack and rob them. The attack is usually a surprise. In this headline, the meaning is that Chelsea had three points 'stolen' in a surprise loss.Â
Gallagher mugs Lokonga in midfield and Olise seizes upon the loose ball, finding Gallagher again. He drives forward and moves on to Edouard, who’s been a threat all night, and he larrups a shot that Ramsdale is slow to move to and which splatters the bar on its way home! (the guardian)
The words in bold here are a lot more casual (slang terms).
This use of 'to mug' is to make a fool of, to make someone look silly. So, Gallagher beats Lokonga, takes the ball past him, by sending him the wrong way.
To larrup is to hit the ball really hard - a basic but powerful shot. It would be more common to say 'he hammered a shot', and you might also hear 'he leathered a shot' against the bar.
And to splatter would usually describe an egg, for example, being thrown against a wall - it would splatter. Here, the ball hits the crossbar, making a loud sound.
Hope that helps!
Damon
Thanks a lot for the explanation, Damon.
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