thug

Definition of thug in English English dictionary: A criminal who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire; One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her; disapproval You can refer to a violent person or criminal as a thug. the cowardly thugs who mug old people. a violent man (thag , from sthaga ); {i} killer; gangster; assassin; robber; hoodlum; An assassin; a ruffian; a rough; an aggressive and violent young criminal; One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives; They have been nearly exterminated by the British government
thug it out: Endure excruciating pain, hardship or struggle
thug life: (deyim) An expression evolved by the late Tupac Shakur. Commonly mistaken for a Criminal. Thug Life is the opposite of someone having all he needs to succeed. Thug life is when you have nothing, and succeed, when you have overcome all obstacles to reach your aim
When my heart beats, it screams THUG LIFE.
A thug: bruiser
thuggery: {i} lawless violence, brutal acts carried out by thugs
thuggery: The brutal or violent act of thugs
thuggery: Thuggery is rough, violent behaviour. violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others
thuggery: Thuggee
thuggery: violent or brutal acts as of thugs
thuggish: disapproval If you describe a person or their behaviour as thuggish, you mean they behave in a violent, rough, or threatening way. The owner of the stall, a large, thuggish man, grabbed Dai by the collar. thuggish behaviour is violent behaviour in which people fight and attack others
thuggish: Of or pertaining to thuggery
thugs: plural of thug

thug

Turkish pronunciation

thʌg

Synonyms

assassin, bandit, bully, criminal, delinquent, gang member, gangster, goon, gorilla, gunman, hired killer, hood, hooligan, killer, mobster

Pronunciation

/ˈᴛʜəg/ /ˈθʌɡ/

Etymology

[ th&g ] (noun.) 1810. From Hindi (thuggee) (or ठग्गी (tuggee)) Marathi (thag, “thief”), (thak, “swindler”) Sanskrit स्थग (sthaga, “cunning, fraudulent”) स्थगति (sthagati, “to cover, conceal”) Thuggee was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to the 19th century. During British Imperial rule of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 thug referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839.