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Orininally a member of an Indian sect ("thuggee") that worshipped Kali and killed people to rob them. Famous for strangulating people. One cult head was tried for more than 900 murders.
The word has later evolved to mean "robber, murderer" in general.
The earliest thuggee account was R. C. Sherwood's Of the Murderers Called Phansigars which was based on interrogations and depositions of thuggees and published in 1820
thug by DocLeary September 24, 2005
A common criminal, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire
That robber is no more than a common thug
Thug by Lord Kalte February 18, 2013

thuganomics 

It's obviouse you never majored in thuganomics.
thuganomics by dcomposed December 21, 2003
A thug doesn't have a chance of living a successful lifestyle.
thug by Gerard Irick May 30, 2009
A person who acts hard and talks alot of shit online. Mainly personifying a gangster rapper and talking like a ghetto child to make themselves more threatening sounding.
"Yo, I is gonna fuck you up nigga, throw down like you wanna."

"That guy just told me to ride or die, he is such a fucking e-thug."
e-thug by n!ghtmare June 30, 2006

wannabe thug 

A dumbass, stupid ass nigga that constantly acknowledges that he is apart of some crip/blood gang.
Wannabe thug - Some dumb canadian ass niggas
wannabe thug by goofyassnigga August 30, 2016