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plural thugs
1
see usage paragraph below : a violent or brutish criminal or bully
Usage of Thug
Although thug was originally (and often still is) a term with strong negative connotations, since at least the early 1990s it has been embraced and reconceived by rap artists.
[Tupac Shakur's] vision redefined the word "thug" into a man who triumphs over systemic and societal obstacles. 
Mosi Reeves
Mosi Reeves It now functions in African-American English with far more nuance than those unfamiliar with that reconception will recognize.
"A thug in black people's speech is somebody who is a ruffian but in being a ruffian is displaying a healthy sort of countercultural initiative, displaying a kind of resilience in the face of racism etc. Of course nobody puts it that way, but that's the feeling. And so when black people say it, they don't mean what white people mean …" John McWhorter
John McWhorter The word's original and ongoing use to refer to criminals is still very much present in the culture at large, however, and use of thug by a white person to refer to a Black person is generally understood to lack the nuance the word carries when used by a Black person, and to instead be an offensive insinuation that a Black person can be assumed to be engaged in criminal behavior.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
He was beaten and robbed by street thugs. the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts
Recent Examples on the Web Their future depends on selling a litter of purebred puppies to a local thug. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 In the show, the main character, Esty, flees to Europe and is chased there by a gun-wielding Hasidic thug who is determined to bring her in line. The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Benito Mussolini is a jowly thug, while Emperor Hirohito has yellow skin, buck teeth and slanted eyes. Marilyn Chase, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 As the lead thug, Rossi dials up the sadistic lunacy without generating a trace of menace. Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 17 May 2022 When a corrupt thug tries to intimidate him into supporting his political ambitions, the pair face off in a rapidly escalating conflict of punches, bombs, schemes, and more. K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 June 2022 Several strands lead back to Stevie Cooper, the thug McCoy has been wary friends with since his problematic childhood. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 27 May 2022 And sanctions alone are unlikely to get the ruthless thug in Moscow to stop. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 Any producer or distributor not playing ball could expect a visit from a federal marshal or a thug with Mob connections. Nat Segnit, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 See More
Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Aug. 2022 In the show, the main character, Esty, flees to Europe and is chased there by a gun-wielding Hasidic thug who is determined to bring her in line. The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Benito Mussolini is a jowly thug, while Emperor Hirohito has yellow skin, buck teeth and slanted eyes. Marilyn Chase, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022 As the lead thug, Rossi dials up the sadistic lunacy without generating a trace of menace. Rene Rodriguez, Variety, 17 May 2022 When a corrupt thug tries to intimidate him into supporting his political ambitions, the pair face off in a rapidly escalating conflict of punches, bombs, schemes, and more. K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 8 June 2022 Several strands lead back to Stevie Cooper, the thug McCoy has been wary friends with since his problematic childhood. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 27 May 2022 And sanctions alone are unlikely to get the ruthless thug in Moscow to stop. Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 Any producer or distributor not playing ball could expect a visit from a federal marshal or a thug with Mob connections. Nat Segnit, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Hindi & Urdu ṭhag, literally, thief
First Known Use
1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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