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😠 A violent criminal 😠 To act violently
to thug

to thug

1 8.1
To act violently to scare or hurt others
  • verb
  • /θʌg/
  • NSFW
translation icon : intimidar
  • They warned the new group that they shouldn't thug around in their territory or face the consequences.

So obviously there's the option of, you know, thug it out till the manager leaves.

Examples

  • Just just thug with me, Bobby, thug with me.

  • So obviously there's the option of, you know, thug it out till the manager leaves.

    The Financial Diet

  • I mean, that guy was straight thugging about his breakfast, huh?

  • There's too many little boys out here thinking they thugs.

    Save the Last Dance (2001)

  • She strode straight ahead, bumped into him, and cried out, "That's my pocketbook, you thug."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • He decided to thug out and confront the bullies intimidating his friends.

  • To show his dominance, he would often thug in the neighborhood, scaring off anyone who challenged him.

Antonyms

to defend
∞ 1.3

To protect people and things from attack or harm

How Violent

to murder
  • NSFW
∞ 3.0
to thug
  • NSFW
1 8.1
to menace
19 4.6
to intimidate
294 4.9

Surface Forms

thug infinitive
thugged past
thugged past participle
thugging present participle
thugs third person singular

Etymology

Thug as a verb comes from the same Indian word thag meaning 'cheat' or 'thief', and from the violent acts of the Thuggee. Because of that history, to thug someone now means to attack, threaten, or bully them.