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THUG LIFE 

A phrase born on the streets of Los Angeles. During the early 1990's, several politicians, including Bob Dole had characterized rap artists as Thugs. Indeed, this was taken as an attack on the hip hop community as a whole. Many, including the late Tupac Shakur, had rejected the criminal implication. It was clear to those in the hip hop community that anyone who attempts to rise from despair would be labeled a Thug. Hence, Thug Life became a phrase meaning "the life one must lead in order to rise through the everyday sturggle"; understood by those "in the know" and misunderstood by all others. Today, Thug Life represents a large underground community who's successful members are constantly in the public eye. In several parts of the United States and around the world, small boutiques even carry a "Thug Life" clothing brand, which was founded in Los Angeles in 1996, the year of Tupac Shakur's much publicized shooting. Those wearing the phrase Thug Life are believed to be members of the Thug Life movement. Tupac Shakur's acronym for "Thug Life" is THE HATE U GIVE LIL' INFANTS F**KS EVERYBODY.
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THUG LIFE by thescholar March 27, 2009

corporate thug 

a street hustler that is apart of corporate america
Rodney is a real corporate thug because he can converse in the board room... as well with the fellas on the block.
corporate thug by top dogg September 22, 2005

homo-thug 

A man who is a street thug/tough/drug dealer with all the swagger and attire to go with this life but who is actually an "in the closet" homosexual
Money Man ain't nuthing but a homo-thug. His man lives around the way.
homo-thug by netnet May 4, 2004

thug hug 

A Hug you give your home boys that begins with a high five pulling him closer to you and patting his back.
A thug hug isn't gay. It just symbolizes how close you two are.
thug hug by Sholom22 December 20, 2006

thug shaker

a thug shaker is a black man, typically dressed in a gangster’s attire butt naked dripping with oil twerking.
roku: “ I’m a thug shaker bru ong”
r8vilo: “bru no you ain’t, quit lying!”
roku: *starts twerking like a thugshaker dripping with oil
thug shaker by @r8vilo May 19, 2022

thuggin thursday 

The day on which it is acceptable to post thuggin pictures of yourself, friends, acquaintances, idols, or strangers on social media. Occurs every Thursday of every week.
Finna have a hood thuggin thursday #tt

Dis pic be dope af. holla, we be thuggin. #thugginthursday
thuggin thursday by Mark Gin January 16, 2014