Racial dog whistle, coded language for associating black men with violent crime.
Most often used for any black male who gets brutalized and/or killed by the police.
Guaranteed to be in the comments section for any such publicized news story.

PS, I expect this answer to get ratio'd by those who can't handle the truth.
That thug got what he deserved when the police beat then shot him. Bet he gets a statue. Next time, don't resist.
Say what you really mean. Fucking racist.
by AvangionQ July 27, 2023
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A: Yo be careful of those crackers, they done turn my nigga into a cock sucking thug cuh!
B: Man, 200 dollars can really change a nigga
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All those kids are acting like some thugs towards each other
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A term used in suburban communities as a safe alternative for the n-word. Despite everyone being aware of this, suburbanites will claim they intended no such thing.
Person 1: I’m sick of these thugs moving into our communities!
Person 2: Whoa! Why you gotta be racist?
Person 1: I’m not. Idk what you’re talking about.
Person 2: Well that new family that just moved in are a family of doctors and attorneys so idk why they would be “thugs” in your mind...unless you’re racist.
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Matt: “Hey did you hear that thug lives matter now?”
Jim: “No frickin’ way!”
by Thug Lyfe October 5, 2020
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that’s the thug!
by sexman190 February 9, 2020
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A cool synonym for a violent criminal, popular among non-thugs. The word itself has a much cooler history, and it comes from Hindi "thag", literally meaning "swindler" or "deceiver", and it was used by the British to denote a disorganized group of Indians who worshipped goddess Kali - a violent and most powerful avatar of Shakti who defends the innocent through military prowess and brutality. They committed brutal murders, silent assassinations and theft in her name, mostly against the British. In fairness, many historians question the validity of the British account of thugs, since they might have blown their threat out of proportion just to solidify "Britain strong" image among royal subjects, when in fact they were nothing out of the ordinary.
American "thug": I sit around on my ass all day, high on coke, occasionally mumbling ghostwritten lyrics into the mic to the producer made beat.
Indian THUG: I just strangled the British wife in her sleep, decapitated the father, then kidnapped and sacrificed the daughter to Kali, the goddess of badassery.
by Black_Quarterback October 21, 2020
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