A person, usually a man, who has taken to a life of violent crime. Usually raised in a hostile, deprived environment. They could be hanging with gangs on street corners. They differ from gangsters in the respect that hey are not into organising crime. A thug could graduate into a gangster and may work for one, while still doing spontaneous muggings or dealing.
When in gangs they can be proprietary about their turf.
When in gangs they can be proprietary about their turf.
by Container October 12, 2003
Get the thugmug. #1: "THUG ME! THUG ME! IT'S THE WAY YOU THUG ME"
#2:
Me: Oooh baby. My man thugged me real good last night... it hurts to walk haha!
You: Your man thugged you? That little abusive bitch... I'mma call the police on his ass.
Me: No. Thugged. As in fucked real hard? Sounds like you need a good thugging yourself, gurl.
#2:
Me: Oooh baby. My man thugged me real good last night... it hurts to walk haha!
You: Your man thugged you? That little abusive bitch... I'mma call the police on his ass.
Me: No. Thugged. As in fucked real hard? Sounds like you need a good thugging yourself, gurl.
by lovemeloveme1 December 8, 2010
Get the thugmug. by Bill_Buttlicker October 31, 2023
Get the Thugmug. Originally a reference to a violent group/cult in India but etymologically anglicized to refer to a brutal criminal in general for most of the latter 19th and 20th century. The word was adopted/co-opted by the American Rap and Hip Hop music scene in the late 20th century generally defining a tough anti-hero with criminal involvement.
Recently the white conservative movement in the U.S.A. has adopted it as a substantive replacement for the vulgar and toxic term "nigger" which is no longer safe for use in most media channels.
Recently the white conservative movement in the U.S.A. has adopted it as a substantive replacement for the vulgar and toxic term "nigger" which is no longer safe for use in most media channels.
Livin' life thug style -- Tupac (To live and die in L.A. 1996).
"Obama is an Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug and a racist in chief'"(Mark Williams)
"Obama is an Indonesian Muslim turned welfare thug and a racist in chief'"(Mark Williams)
by Howlwoh September 19, 2009
Get the Thugmug. "The English word thug, meaning a violent criminal, comes from the Hindi word thag (and originally from the Sanskrit word sthaga), meaning a thief or villain."Back in the 1500's or so ,not really sure about the date, there was a god, in which ladies would come to. They would scarfice items to it, and also cut themselfs and the men would come and still there sacrifics and beat the women and they call themselfs thugs"The original Thugs were bands of roving criminals in India who strangled and robbed travellers. Originally these gangs committed murder following precise religious rites to honour Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction."
by cayzie1~wocay~ April 14, 2006
Get the thugmug. by Eric Doll May 13, 2005
Get the thugmug. 1.) Criminal, ruffian, gangster...i.e
Those thugs on Wall Street stole from thousands of people by establishing fraudulent corporations under the Enron umbrella
2.) Caucasian slang for nigger, used in cases where upper middle class respectable white people want to express their disdain for what they feel are vaguely frightening black people but don't want to face the social and physical consequences of openly using the word nigger...i.e
.
Those thugs on Wall Street stole from thousands of people by establishing fraudulent corporations under the Enron umbrella
2.) Caucasian slang for nigger, used in cases where upper middle class respectable white people want to express their disdain for what they feel are vaguely frightening black people but don't want to face the social and physical consequences of openly using the word nigger...i.e
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1.) Those thugs on Wall Street stole from thousands of people by establishing fraudulent corporations under the Enron umbrella.
Those thugs that roam the streets late at night don't hesitate to assault pedestrians and take their money.
2.)I don't like how that thug celebrated in the end zone.
The property values dropped in that community because they had a lot of thugs move in.
I'm not racist, I just don't like the thugs and their loud music.
Those thugs that roam the streets late at night don't hesitate to assault pedestrians and take their money.
2.)I don't like how that thug celebrated in the end zone.
The property values dropped in that community because they had a lot of thugs move in.
I'm not racist, I just don't like the thugs and their loud music.
by PooDipes October 2, 2014
Get the thugmug.