Any follower of the Indian religion known as Thugge. Traditionaly Thugs traveled through India in small groups sticking to back roads. When they came across travelers they would strangle them with silk scarves and bury the bodies. The Thugs were destroyed by the Brittish military in the late 1800's.
Last week my brother went to town and never came back. I think it was the Thugs.
by Killroy was here June 16, 2005
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A creative way for white people such as Bill O'Reilly to call a black person the 'N' word without getting censored on television.
"Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis were no-good, arrogant gangster thugs. Long live George Zimmerman and the KKK."
by Rico Skate March 5, 2014
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a Thug can be described a few differnt ways. One of them is growing up in poverty dealing with struggles every single day and feeling that life is hopeless like they have no future all there is look forward to is another drug deal, crime, etc that is one way of a thug.

A Thug can also be described as a person who has lead a life of crime, a few example of a thug would be robbing people to supply their drug habbets, bank robberys, killing people, you know the rest thats another way of describin a thug.

another way of puttin it is you can be a thug if you have nothing instore for u, you dont take shit from anyone, your depressed and having nothing left to give, and dont have a care in the world about anything.
"yo that boy mark str8 thuggin always gettin in trouble."
"chea ya heard he iced that liqour store last week"
"hell naw nigga but he a str8 thug 187"
by sean_iz_a_messiah September 3, 2006
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A term used by racist white people that means "black Americans who obviously did something wrong even if I know nothing about them and commit crimes and destroy American sports".
"Calhoun just recruited a bunch of thugs, that's why he won so many championships. He should try to recruit people who deserve to go to college"
by Checkthecomments September 13, 2012
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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
saads 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
by God's connection is me February 16, 2022
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Thug and Gangster, or "gangsta" as the kids spell it, is not different than any other word for a Hoodlum or street urchin, thief, etc. Thug, in proper context is a degenerate and someone who disregards the law or moral code for monetary or social gain. represents the worst part of society when not checked. Thugs may be "placed" into this type of life by "circumstances" above there own, but ACCOUNTABILITY at a certain ages is usually a wake up call to future actions. If that said individual beyond the age of 18, continuing in a "thug" manner is no fault but His/or her own. This is America and there are schools, trade schools/after school and weekend programs for just about every facet of young adult life that can keep most kids off the street, the few that continue do so under their own will, they only have their selves to blame and us taxes have to foot the bill to keep them in and out of prison.
There is no excuse to be 'thug' in 21st century North America, this lifestyle has been glamorized too much in Rap/Teen and Urban mainstream music and media. Honest Hard work, good upbringing or good morals can be obtained by most Americans, this is from a 26yrold Black Male. Be a Positive and not contribute to the aimless negative of society.
by Jack Skipwith April 27, 2010
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Warriors, Souljahs, the people who are put into the worst conditions imaginable and are still able to survive against all odds and these are the people that will continue to survive when all of mankinds inventions and technology and all that makes modern life modern is gone. While everyone else who has become to accustomed to their pampered lifestyle dies out.

Survival of the fittest
Come into my world and you can see that we iz more then thugs/With just a little twist of harmony we smokin lethal warriors

- Bone thugs
by sampson420 January 25, 2006
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