by One stupid ass nigga November 12, 2023

by fellowperson1 March 4, 2025

Thug means you started at the literal bottom without the help of parents/birth parents/family friends/connections or anyone and made it to the top without the help of family/parents/birth parents/connections
saads a thug
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i know g he aint a spoiled brat like the rest of us who's parents built us up
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i know what a g he did it himself
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i know g he aint a spoiled brat like the rest of us who's parents built us up
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i know what a g he did it himself
by Joseph Greenwood February 15, 2022

an acronym for: truly humble under god
“Thug meant something very personal… He would be Truly Humble Under God. That's what thug means.”
“Your honor, my client young truly humble under god pleads not guilty.”
“Your honor, my client young truly humble under god pleads not guilty.”
by GlacialisRosa December 4, 2023

by Ryan Reynolds stan February 15, 2024

"Truly. Humbled. Under. God."
This how the word "thug" was defined by Jeffrey Willams' (better well known professionally as "Young Thug") defense attorney, Brian Steel, during Mr. Steel's opening statement on day 1 of the Young Thug YSL RICO Trial. In the same opening statement, Mr. Steel also noted that Jeffrey's use of the word "thug" in his chosen professional name of "Young Thug" should NOT be confused with what one would typically associate with the word after it was popularized by late rapper Tupac through his iconic album, "Thug Life, Volume 1".
This how the word "thug" was defined by Jeffrey Willams' (better well known professionally as "Young Thug") defense attorney, Brian Steel, during Mr. Steel's opening statement on day 1 of the Young Thug YSL RICO Trial. In the same opening statement, Mr. Steel also noted that Jeffrey's use of the word "thug" in his chosen professional name of "Young Thug" should NOT be confused with what one would typically associate with the word after it was popularized by late rapper Tupac through his iconic album, "Thug Life, Volume 1".
"Most people think of a 'thug' as a criminal. But to Jeffrey, 'thug' had a different meaning . . . it meant something very personal. It was Jeffrey's pact that if he ever made it as a musical artist and could help as many others out of this endless cycle of hopelessness, he would be: Truly. Humbled. Under. God. That's what 'Thug' means."
by WaltChan November 28, 2023

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.
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.
Say what you really mean. Fucking racist.
by AvangionQ July 27, 2023
