thug

/θʌg/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • An aggressive and violent young criminal: A person, typically a young man, who uses violence and intimidation, often as part of a gang or group.
Usage
  • The word "thug" describes a person whose primary behavior involves physical aggression, brutality, or criminal intimidation. It often carries a connotation of being part of a group engaged in such activities. While historically specific, its modern usage is broader.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The thug threatened the shopkeeper for protection money.
    • Police arrested several thugs involved in the street fight.
    • He was attacked by a gang of thugs on his way home.
Advanced Usage
  • "Thug life": A term originating in hip-hop culture that glamorizes or acknowledges a lifestyle involving street violence, crime, and survival in impoverished urban environments.
    • The rapper's lyrics often reflect themes of thug life.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thuggery (n): Violent behavior or actions characteristic of a thug.
    • The neighborhood was tired of the constant thuggery.
  • Thuggish (adj): Behaving like or characteristic of a thug.
    • He was fired for his thuggish behavior towards coworkers.
Synonyms
  • Hoodlum: A violent criminal, especially one belonging to a gang.
  • Ruffian: A violent person, especially one involved in crime.
  • Gangster: A member of an organized gang of violent criminals.
Related Idioms
  • While not a phrasal verb, the term is central to the idiom "thug life" as described above.
Noun
  1. an aggressive and violent young criminal

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