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A thug is typically referred to a male or female who commits crimes for personal gain through stealing, selling drugs, but especially violent crimes such as robbery and assault.
A wild pack of thugs looted the QuickTrip.
thug by Intro to meaning July 19, 2016
A violent person, especially a criminal.
The gang of thugs looted and destroyed the only drugstore in our neighborhood.
Thug by 36Crayons July 9, 2015
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
SAAD's a thug
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i know g he aint a spoiled brat like the rest of us who's parents built him up
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i know what a g he did it himself
1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.
2. A tough and violent man, esp a criminal.
Thug by didujustfart? October 8, 2015
One with no place in civilized society. Highly aggressive mannerisms, tone of voice, and behavior. Makes you nervous to even be in the same room as that person. Highly likely to rob you or commit acts of violence.
If you are a thug you deserve whatever you get.
thug by RandomintheTimeZone May 2, 2016
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.
The English word Thug is derived from the Hindi word Thuggie
thug by ph532532532 May 27, 2007
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