thug
244
4.9
- noun
- /θʌg/
- Offensive
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- Colleen's thugs tried to kill me.
- armed thugs
- a gang of thugs
- hired thugs
You'll either be a union man or thug for JH Blair.
- You'll either be a union man or thug for JH Blair.
- And he took on this racist thug, this dictator.
- Let him look like the the thug, the you know, the the the bad guy.
- And this crowd around him, this crowd of venomous, enabling thugs who permit this nightmare to continue.
- I could play that role as a robber or as a thug.
- On Saturday night, a group of Portland moms made a human chain between these thugs and the protesters.
- He's a cold blooded killer and thug.
- And he says to Baines and General Tadecki, sirs, we will no doubt kill the SD thugs before they reach this floor.
- But but no, I mean, I don't see, I don't see those people in any way, shape or form like the thugs that run the streets in Venezuela.
- In a distant past, Caligula, drifting by on one of his vast barges, amused himself by hiring a thug to attack the current king.
- OK, now this big thug, dangerous manners in front of you.
- And then then the thug in question, what it looked like.
Examples
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We refuse to allow some thug to prevent this city from exercising its democratic rights.
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You're nothing but a common thug.
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Worried that government thugs would once again burn down the Leader's.
Academic text (2011) -
But in the real world, there are thugs across the street and dictators across the ocean.
Academic text (2005) -
Gangs of thugs terrifying the people.
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They're nothing but thugs and hooligans.
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Con men, thieves... degenerates, lowlifes, thugs, criminals!
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The gang of thugs terrorized the neighborhood, causing residents to live in fear.
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He was arrested for attacking a man, proving once again that he's a dangerous thug.
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After years of crime, the thug was finally caught and sentenced to prison.
Synonyms
466
7.9
A young person who acts violently or breaks the law
301
3.2
A person who scares or hurts people who are weaker
249
4.4
A person who is part of a group that does illegal things
76
8.1
A violent person hired to threaten or hurt others
71
8.9
A young person who does violent street crimes
39
8.2
A person who is paid to use force or threats for someone else
38
7.6
A young person who steals, fights, or causes trouble with a gang
37
9.9
A young person who belongs to a street gang or acts tough like gang members
32
8.1
A violent person who hurts others and causes trouble
31
9.9
A person who joins a criminal gang and often takes part in violent acts
9
8.3
A person who acts very tough and reckless in arguments or fights
8
6.2
A person who fights roughly in places like bars
5
7.5
A person who is strong and may threaten or hurt others
1
7.8
A person who attacks someone physically
1
9.9
A young person who behaves in a threatening or criminal way
1
9.9
A person who uses threats or force to control people for a political group
A person who uses violence and threats to force people to give money
A violent person who bullies weaker people
A young person who is violent and often breaks the law
A person who uses violence or threats to frighten others
A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people
A young person who causes trouble or takes part in small crimes
A person who uses aggressive, unfair methods to win in business or politics
Antonyms
How Violent
249
4.4
- Offensive
32
8.1
- Offensive
244
4.9
- Offensive
37
6.3
- Offensive
69
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thug comes from an Indian word thag meaning 'cheat' or 'thief'. In the 1800s a group called the Thuggee used strangling and robbery on travellers, so today a thug means a violent criminal or troublemaker.