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Thug Wanabe

A person who is typically white or suburban, who tries to be street/black/mexican by listening to hip/hop, getting a tattoo, acting tough, and avoiding responsibility well into their 30's. They spend their lives acting 'bad' and trying to scare regular citizens but never really cross the line into serving longterm prison terms which is what 'bad' people end up doing. Confirms the idea that how 'bad'someone is depends on who you compare them to, most people have a line they won't cross.
Dave: Stalin was a real Thug.
John: So was Saddam Hussein.
Dave: Jesse James is a Thug Wanabe.
John: Eminem is the biggest Thug Wanabe.
Thug Wanabe by m1z_w1z_11 September 12, 2005
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thug wannabe 

"A bunch of high-class non-black kids who try to act "ghetto" by trying to rap to mainstream music. They create fake drama just so they can pretend they live a hard life."
Person A: why is that kid trying to rap like that?

Person B: ignore him he just a thug wannabe.
thug wannabe by 3man98 May 15, 2016

wannabe thug 

Usually someone young who thinks they're "hard" or wants to be "hard", but really isn't. A follower or a pawn by nature. They will do anything to fit in. Originally found in Sandusky, Ohio, but now found in a town near you.SEE Dirty Dusky, Dirty Duskian, Sandoucheski.
The wannabe thugs in this town, are ruining everything that was nice about

it.
wannabe thug by Pioneer 1 May 31, 2016

Wannabe thug 

Someone who acts all thuggish but they just come off as pathetic
bloodz4life ouu tryna come for us nah boy you don’t mess wit us we thugsss aka the wannabe thug
Wannabe thug by Hating on the hoes November 20, 2018

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
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