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A street thug and a paid killer are professionals - beasts of prey, if you will, who have dissociated themselves from the rest of humanity and can now see human beings in the same way that trout fishermen see trout.
Willard Gaylin

Meaning of "thug" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THUG

From Hindi thag thief, from Sanskrit sthaga scoundrel, from sthagati to conceal.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THUG

thug  [θʌɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THUG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thug is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thug in the English dictionary

The definition of thug in the dictionary is a tough and violent man, esp a criminal. Other definition of thug is a member of an organization of robbers and assassins in India who typically strangled their victims.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THUG

thud
thudded
thudding
thuddingly
thuggee
thuggery
thuggish
thuggism
thuggo
thuja
Thule
thulia
thulite
thulium
thumb
thumb drive
thumb index
thumb knot
thumb one´s nose at
thumb piano

WORDS THAT END LIKE THUG

Aug
bear hug
bearhug
bug
bunny hug
chug
debug
drug
dug
hug
jug
Kremenchug
lug
mug
plug
pug
rug
tug
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Zug

Synonyms and antonyms of thug in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «THUG»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «thug» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of thug

Translation of «thug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THUG

Find out the translation of thug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of thug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暴徒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

matón
570 millions of speakers

English

thug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَفَّاح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бандит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

criminoso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voyou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Samseng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schlägertyp
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

凶悪犯
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흉악한 악당
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thug
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

du côn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குண்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ठक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haydut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delinquente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bandyta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жлоб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bătăuș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακοποιός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boef
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ligist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banditt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thug

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THUG»

The term «thug» is very widely used and occupies the 14.499 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THUG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «thug» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «thug» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thug

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10 QUOTES WITH «THUG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thug.
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Sade Adu
I always said that if I could just find a guy who could chop wood and had a nice smile, it wouldn't bother me if he was a thug or an aristocrat, as long as he was a good guy. And I've ended up with an educated thug.
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Marv Albert
There's a fine line between physical and thug ball, and the Knicks have crossed the line on occasion.
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Trick Daddy
A thug is someone who stands on his own. He lives by the decisions he makes and accepts the consequences. A thug is comfortable in his own skin. I wear mine like a glove.
4
Phil Daniels
When I was a kid doing television, they'd stick a leather jacket on me, and I would be the thug.
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Mos Def
It's possible and available to any artist to be himself or herself on their own terms, to be accepted and embraced by black people. You don't have to be a thug to get love from black people.
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Scilla Elworthy
This question: 'How do I deal with a bully without becoming a thug in return?' has been with me ever since I was a child.
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Thomas Frank
When the entertainers of the Right aren't declaring their disgust with President Obama for groveling before foreign potentates, they're pretending to fear him as a left-wing thug, an exemplar of what they call 'the Chicago way.'
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Willard Gaylin
A street thug and a paid killer are professionals - beasts of prey, if you will, who have dissociated themselves from the rest of humanity and can now see human beings in the same way that trout fishermen see trout.
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Ian Mckellen
Every anti-gay remark from the Church gives the thug a license to be cruel.
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Alfred Molina
Even at drama school if there was a part of some eastern European thug it would be me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUG»

Discover the use of thug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Justify My Thug
Will Angel's innocent cries of not knowing about Tasha and Kyron hold true or will Kaylin discover that she had a hand in it all? In the most explosive story yet, the Official Queen of Street Literature brings to you Justify My Thug.
Wahida Clark, 2011
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Honor Thy Thug
From New York Times bestselling author Wahida Clark, comes the highly anticipated next installment in the Queen’s Thug series.
Wahida Clark, 2013
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Thug Matrimony
Angel, Jaz, Tasha, and Kyra are four girlfriends pulling themselves out of the ghetto--and trying to bring their hearts up to higher ground with them.
Wahida Clark, 2007
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Homo Thug
This is a true story about a man finding love and doing anything to protect it. It is the story of a soul that was lost and now is found. It is the story of a Gangster living the life of an undercover lover.
Asante Kahari, 2003
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Thug Lovin'
Tasha and Trae, the hood's favorite couple, are still together following the events of Thug Matrimony.
Wahida Clark, 2009
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Thug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop
Instead of turning to performers or media critics, Thug Life focuses on the music’s fans—young men, both black and white—and the resulting account avoids romanticism, offering an unbiased examination of how hip-hop works in people’s ...
Michael P. Jeffries, 2011
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Every Thug Needs a Lady
When she meets Trae, a drug dealer who makes her wild with desire, Roz takes a detour on her way to becoming a physical therapist by entering into his world, but soon learns the consequences of her actions.
Wahida Clark, 2011
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In Love with a Thug
A story of a man doomed by passion, In Love with a Thug is by turns a humorous, tragic and hard-hitting look at the cost of destructive love and the price some pay for true happiness.
Reginald L. Hall, 2007
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Thug in Me
Raised in a single parent household in the Springdale Projects, Chance found a way out.
Karen Williams, 2011
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Thug: The True Story of India's Murderous Cult
Painstakingly researched and grippingly written, Thug tells, for the first time the full story of the Thugs' rise and fall from its beginnings in the late seventeenth century to its eventual demise at the hands of British officer William ...
Mike Dash, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thug is used in the context of the following news items.
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Young Jeezy's 'Thug Motivation 101' Album Is the Playbook for Go …
“I used to hit the kitchen lights, cockroaches everywhere / Hit the kitchen lights, now it's marble floors everywhere,” spits Jay Jenkins, better known to the world as ... «The BoomBox, Jul 15»
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Birdman Speaks on Attempted Murder of Lil Wayne with Young Thug
Young Thug, Birdman's most recent protégé, got himself involved when he tried to name his mixtape Carter 6, the same name of Wayne's long-awaited album, ... «Music Times, Jul 15»
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Vince Staples Talks Alleged Birdman/Young Thug Conspiracy To …
(AllHipHop News) “Free Young Thug.” Those were the first words out of Vince Staples' mouth when asked about an indictment accusing Thug and Birdman of ... «AllHipHop, Jul 15»
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Birdman And Young Thug Named In Indictment For Lil Wayne …
Birdman and his newly affiliated artist Jeffrey “Young Thug” Williams are named – though not charged – in an indictment against the man accused of shooting up ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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Indictment: Young Thug involved in conspiracy to kill Lil Wayne
Rapper Young Thug, whose birth name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested ... Police executed a search warrant at Young Thug's house in Sandy Springs ... «WSB Atlanta, Jul 15»
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Young Thug charged with drug, weapons violations
Sandy Springs police and U.S. Marshals Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force serving an arrest warrant searched Jeffery Williams', AKA Young Thug, house ... «WSB Atlanta, Jul 15»
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Lil Wayne -- Arrest in Tour Bus Shooting ... Suspect Tied to Young …
We're told by multiple sources in Atlanta that Winfrey has been Young Thug's road manager -- which is incredibly relevant since Thug's been in a very public ... «TMZ.com, May 15»
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Popcaan Collaborates With Young Thug & Jamie xx On "Good Times"
Popcaan is featured on a brand new crossover single “I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)” with Atlanta rapper Young Thug and British producer Jamie xx. «Urban Islandz, May 15»
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Young Thug Says He's Not Signed To Birdman's Rich Gang, Plans …
(AllHipHop News) First Rich Homie Quan, now Young Thug? Earlier this year, RHQ revealed he is no longer associated with Rich Gang. In a recent interview ... «AllHipHop, May 15»
10
Of Bikers and Thugs
President Obama and the mayor of Baltimore were quick to use the loaded label “thugs” for the violent rioters there. That the authorities have not used that word ... «New York Times, May 15»

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