Thug
noun
A violent or rough person, usually involved in crime.
The city has been taken over by thugs and criminals.
Often appears as...
- street thug
- hired thug
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Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A member of a religious organization in India that was known for assaulting and killing people as sacrifices.
Thugs in the 19th century caused havoc in many Indian villages.
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A violent or rough person, usually involved in crime.
The city has been taken over by thugs and criminals.
Often appears as...
- street thug
- hired thug
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A member of a religious organization in India that was known for assaulting and killing people as sacrifices.
Thugs in the 19th century caused havoc in many Indian villages.
Usage tips
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'thug' generally implies bad behavior and is not a compliment.
He was feared by all for being a notorious thug.
Pro Tip 2/3Media Influence
'Thug' is often used in news and media to describe criminals or violent protestors.
The protest turned violent when thugs started looting shops.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, 'thug' can describe someone who is tough or rough around the edges.
Despite his thug appearance, he was quite gentle.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'thug' generally implies bad behavior and is not a compliment.
He was feared by all for being a notorious thug.
Pro Tip 2/3Media Influence
'Thug' is often used in news and media to describe criminals or violent protestors.
The protest turned violent when thugs started looting shops.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, 'thug' can describe someone who is tough or rough around the edges.
Despite his thug appearance, he was quite gentle.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
The word 'thug' generally implies bad behavior and is not a compliment.
He was feared by all for being a notorious thug.
Pro Tip 2/3Media Influence
'Thug' is often used in news and media to describe criminals or violent protestors.
The protest turned violent when thugs started looting shops.
Pro Tip 3/3Colloquial Usage
Used informally, 'thug' can describe someone who is tough or rough around the edges.
Despite his thug appearance, he was quite gentle.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
too much to drink and they needed a ride home so I went to pick them up I wound up singing a song and I had a coke paid the bill and left well unbeknownst to us there was two thugs there that would get tipped off by a server as to who had cash and they would attack and rob you when you left so as we leave this bar I
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Your online life,...
Henry Spartacus when he was threatened by the thugs of the Argentine military whom - he came back and said oh come on how else can you threaten other than with death the interesting thing the original thing would be to threaten somebody with immortality and that of
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Iraq in America PIPE...
element in the town has a grip on the people i think by and large the people are friendly and they want to live in peace and prosperity but they're intimidated by these thugs some towns are friendlier than others some are pro-us summer anti-us each has a
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How fake handbags fund...
that gang were trying to bribe a law firm to get their stock back. Even now, we have no idea where all that money went, to who it went to, but you can bet it's never going to benefit the likes of you or me. But these aren't just low-level street thugs.
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A Black man goes...
I have spent so much time defending myself against attempts to demonize me and make me apologize for who I am, trying to portray me as something that I'm not, some kind of thug or gangster, a menace to society. Unexpected compassion. Wow.
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Use art to turn the...
looting everything they could in the shops. These were criminals, thugs, dangerous, destroying their own environment. And then I saw it -- could it be possible? -- my photo on a wall revealed by a burning car --
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Help for kids the...
and it's a school day. Other people, when they see this picture, might see gangs, thugs, delinquents -- criminals. But I see it different. I see these young people through a perspective
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C.K. Williams: Poetry...
with beads and sequins sewn on the bodices, even in lipstick and mascara, their hair aflow, could only stand wringing their hands, begging for peace, while father and son, like thugs,
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Gliding Leaf Frogs PIPE...
other uses two's company three's inconvenient but in any case all male thugs are equipped with dry thumbs which enable them to get a vice-like grip on
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Fighting with...
We're getting practical, doable methodologies to answer my How do we deal with a bully without becoming a thug?
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How math saved my life PIPE...
too much to drink and they needed a ride home so I went to pick them up I wound up singing a song and I had a coke paid the bill and left well unbeknownst to us there was two thugs there that would get tipped off by a server as to who had cash and they would attack and rob you when you left so as we leave this bar I
Video examples
Your online life,...
Henry Spartacus when he was threatened by the thugs of the Argentine military whom - he came back and said oh come on how else can you threaten other than with death the interesting thing the original thing would be to threaten somebody with immortality and that of
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Iraq in America PIPE...
element in the town has a grip on the people i think by and large the people are friendly and they want to live in peace and prosperity but they're intimidated by these thugs some towns are friendlier than others some are pro-us summer anti-us each has a
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How fake handbags fund...
that gang were trying to bribe a law firm to get their stock back. Even now, we have no idea where all that money went, to who it went to, but you can bet it's never going to benefit the likes of you or me. But these aren't just low-level street thugs.
Video examples
A Black man goes...
I have spent so much time defending myself against attempts to demonize me and make me apologize for who I am, trying to portray me as something that I'm not, some kind of thug or gangster, a menace to society. Unexpected compassion. Wow.
Video examples
Use art to turn the...
looting everything they could in the shops. These were criminals, thugs, dangerous, destroying their own environment. And then I saw it -- could it be possible? -- my photo on a wall revealed by a burning car --
Video examples
Help for kids the...
and it's a school day. Other people, when they see this picture, might see gangs, thugs, delinquents -- criminals. But I see it different. I see these young people through a perspective
Video examples
C.K. Williams: Poetry...
with beads and sequins sewn on the bodices, even in lipstick and mascara, their hair aflow, could only stand wringing their hands, begging for peace, while father and son, like thugs,
Video examples
Gliding Leaf Frogs PIPE...
other uses two's company three's inconvenient but in any case all male thugs are equipped with dry thumbs which enable them to get a vice-like grip on
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Fighting with...
We're getting practical, doable methodologies to answer my How do we deal with a bully without becoming a thug?
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Quote examples
Alexander Volkanovski
Australian Athlete
A lot of times we're being portrayed as thugs, but anyone who really knows us understand that we work hard, we diet hard, the commitment is full on. But alot of people don't see that. Some of the nicest and most respectful people I've ever met are in this sport. I truly believe that, and there's a lot of fighters that live by that.
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Richard Sherman
American Athlete
To those who would call me a thug or worse because I show passion on a football field - don't judge a person's character by what they do between the lines. Judge a man by what he does off the field, what he does for his community, what he does for his family.
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Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
For some reason, we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don't break the law, you're not a good black person.
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Jack Keane
American General
When you had thugs and bullies and killers imposing their will on their own people or other people - if you don't respond to it, it just keeps coming because they're encouraged by their own success.
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Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
One day, I got beat up, and my glasses, which were crooked already, got shattered on the ground. That's when I said, 'Okay, enough.' I became like Batman. I decided to thug myself out, all the way.
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Lexi Alexander
German Director
When I was pitching 'Hooligans,' with a budget of $15 million, most people said they don't want to see a picture about soccer thugs.
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Suge Knight
American Producer
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.
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Nelsan Ellis
American Actor
I can play a doctor, and I can play a thug.
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Tupac Shakur
American Rapper
Thug Life to me is dead.
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Giggs
English Musician
I'm a thug and I rap.
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Alexander Volkanovski
Australian Athlete
A lot of times we're being portrayed as thugs, but anyone who really knows us understand that we work hard, we diet hard, the commitment is full on. But alot of people don't see that. Some of the nicest and most respectful people I've ever met are in this sport. I truly believe that, and there's a lot of fighters that live by that.
Quote examples
Richard Sherman
American Athlete
To those who would call me a thug or worse because I show passion on a football field - don't judge a person's character by what they do between the lines. Judge a man by what he does off the field, what he does for his community, what he does for his family.
Quote examples
Charles Barkley
American Baseball Player
For some reason, we're brainwashed to think if you're not a thug or an idiot, you're not black enough. If you go to school, make good grades, speak intelligent, and don't break the law, you're not a good black person.
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Jack Keane
American General
When you had thugs and bullies and killers imposing their will on their own people or other people - if you don't respond to it, it just keeps coming because they're encouraged by their own success.
Quote examples
Charlamagne tha God
American Entertainer
One day, I got beat up, and my glasses, which were crooked already, got shattered on the ground. That's when I said, 'Okay, enough.' I became like Batman. I decided to thug myself out, all the way.
Quote examples
Lexi Alexander
German Director
When I was pitching 'Hooligans,' with a budget of $15 million, most people said they don't want to see a picture about soccer thugs.
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Suge Knight
American Producer
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.
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Nelsan Ellis
American Actor
I can play a doctor, and I can play a thug.
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Tupac Shakur
American Rapper
Thug Life to me is dead.
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Giggs
English Musician
I'm a thug and I rap.
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