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I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.
Robert Smith

Meaning of "thuggish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THUGGISH

thuggish  [ˈθʌɡɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THUGGISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thuggish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES THUGGISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of thuggish in the English dictionary

The definition of thuggish in the dictionary is like a thug; violent, brutish or tough.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THUGGISH


biggish
ˈbɪɡɪʃ
boggish
ˈbɒɡɪʃ
broguish
ˈbrəʊɡɪʃ
doggish
ˈdɒɡɪʃ
dreggish
ˈdreɡɪʃ
Gish
ɡɪʃ
haggish
ˈhæɡɪʃ
hoggish
ˈhɒɡɪʃ
jiggish
ˈdʒɪɡɪʃ
loggish
ˈlɒɡɪʃ
pedagoguish
ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡɪʃ
piggish
ˈpɪɡɪʃ
priggish
ˈprɪɡɪʃ
puggish
ˈpʌɡɪʃ
roguish
ˈrəʊɡɪʃ
sluggish
ˈslʌɡɪʃ
voguish
ˈvəʊɡɪʃ
waggish
ˈwæɡɪʃ
Whiggish
ˈwɪɡɪʃ
woggish
ˈwɒɡɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THUGGISH

thud
thudded
thudding
thuddingly
thug
thuggee
thuggery
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 THUGGISH

British
curate´s-eggish
Danish
English
fetish
finish
fish
Irish
largish
longish
on the parish
orangish
polish
publish
slangish
Spanish
strongish
stylish
Swedish
youngish

Synonyms and antonyms of thuggish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thuggish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THUGGISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

凶残
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

thuggish
570 millions of speakers

English

thuggish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

thuggish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العدواني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бандитской
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

thuggish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হিংস্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

voyou
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thuggish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thuggish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暴力的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흉악
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thuggish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

côn đồ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குண்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थकल्यासारखे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

thuggish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

thuggish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thuggish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бандитської
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thuggish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

thuggish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thuggish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

thuggish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thuggish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thuggish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THUGGISH»

The term «thuggish» is regularly used and occupies the 97.449 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THUGGISH» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «THUGGISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word thuggish.
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Robert Smith
I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUGGISH»

Discover the use of thuggish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thuggish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thug Life: Race, Gender, and the Meaning of Hip-Hop
the proliferation of thuggish black masculinity as the “real” in hip-hop. The problem for Dwayne is that this version of authenticity does not apply to white consumers who reside in more privileged neighborhoods and do not need a gun to protect ...
Michael P. Jeffries, 2011
2
Dangerous or Endangered?: Race and the Politics of Youth in ...
Thuggish-Looking. Kids. Jackie Haley, an African American lawyer with grown children, was a board member of her homeowners' association and did a lot of volunteer work with “at-risk kids” in Oakland's flatlands. She lived in the solidly ...
Jennifer Tilton, 2010
3
Ruthless: A Memoir
But I was cautious. In 1993, Ruthless released a Bone Thugs-N- Harmony EP first , Creepin On Ah Come Up, featuring the single "Thuggish Ruggish Bone." It hit huge. Out of car radios, on beach boomboxes, everywhere we went, all we heard  ...
Jerry Heller, 2007
4
The Nazi Paradigm: An Analogical Study on the Origin and ...
Avery's removal from the store headquarters made liberals look thuggish and brought the White House tons of unwanted attention. The fiasco was a PR disaster for Roosevelt, who spent an entire press conference defending the government's ...
Mark R. Jarmuth, 2008
5
The Story Within Us: Women Prisoners Reflect on Reading
If I'm feeling thuggish, I get my thuggish feeling out of the way with a black or a Mafia book 'cause I love the Mafia. IfI just want to be mischievous, I read Jackie [ Collins] 'cause they're always mischievous. It's just different books that make me ...
Megan Sweeney, 2012
6
Do-It-Yourself BIBLE PROPHECY KIT!
Interbreed to cretin's thuggish blow. Right! Disbowel better censuring hot. Bitten disbowel grouchier strength. Disbowel tighter bright encounters. Entice blistered, thuggish brown rot. Blighted brown or tightest sinecure. Toughest, indiscreet ...
J. Smith
7
Pinks, Pansies, and Punks: The Rhetoric of Masculinity in ...
Although Podhoretz is right to point out the various ethical blind spots in Mailer's The White Negro, he unfairly implies that Kerouac's literary vision—which has little to do with violence and mayhem— will promote thuggish and brutal acts.
James Penner, 2011
8
Placing Race: The Role of Regulation and Social Practice in ...
like the most thuggish cats you could find . . . and when they (police) glance at this and see this, this is what they see” (Discussion Group, 27 May 2003). Cumulatively, this media "causes many of us to incorrectly conclude that most Black men ...
Jacqueline A. Housel, 2007
9
EZ Guides: the Horror Collection: Alan Wake / BioShock 2 / ...
A Thuggish Splicer will attempt to ambush you as you leave the toilets. Now would be a good time to try out your Electro Bolt on water. Back away from the Splicer and lure her onto the pool of water by the toilets. When you are not standing in ...
Cheat Mistress, 2010
10
The Blue Pimpernel
Two of the thuggish looking men stepped into the warehouse, walking right past where she was at. Mirage spoke, but the Pimpernel missed it; a few seconds later , Mirage completely vanished except for the goggles and mask. Not that she ...
Joshua Kilburn

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUGGISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thuggish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Watch 'thuggish' female police officer punch, slap and give a man …
A female police officer in Cairo has become the centre of controversy as she was caught on camera punching, slapping and giving a man electric shocks. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Apple Denies Allegations of Thuggish Treatment of Musicians
Despite reports to the contrary, an Apple representative tells Rolling Stone that the company is not threatening to remove music from its iTunes Store by artists ... «RollingStone.com, Jun 15»
3
Thuggish bankers are getting off scot-free
After I read Tony Norman's column “Thuggery Comes in Many Shades, Sizes” (May 22), I recalled the wisdom from a faculty member of the University of ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 15»
4
Far North police crack down on 'thuggish' gang behaviour
Far North police crack down on 'thuggish' gang behaviour ... Symonds says Kaikohe residents have had enough of gangs and their "thuggish" behaviour. «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
5
Thuggish Censors in the Marketplace of Ideas
Baltimore burns, shops are looted, rioters attack firefighters with bottles and bricks. And amid all the violence and ruin, what drives the chattering class into a froth ... «Patriot Post, May 15»
6
Low Points: White House Doubles Down on “Thugs,” Adds “Thuggish
Words Matter. Can anyone remember the last time a media personality used the word “thug” or “thuggish” to describe a whiter person. Can anyone remember ... «Politic365, Apr 15»
7
Earnest: 'These Were Thuggish Acts,' President Obama Will Not …
During Wednesday's White House briefing, press secretary Josh Earnest reiterated President Barack Obama's Tuesday remarks, calling the acts of rioters in ... «Daily Caller, Apr 15»
8
No apologies: Yes, says White House, the rioting in Baltimore was …
It's fine to disapprove, but disapproval to the point where you're calling people tearing apart a police car “thuggish”? That's just close enough to racist to put ... «Hot Air, Apr 15»
9
American Leaders Swooning Over Singapore's Thuggish Founder …
To judge only by appearances, the outpouring of grief by a million-and-a half Singaporeans at the funeral of their country's founder and long-time prime minister ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
10
Charles Dickens was terrorised by thuggish Kent villagers
Charles Dickens is today venerated as one of England's greatest ever literary heroes - but he was not always treated with such respect. Newly rediscovered ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Thuggish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thuggish>. May 2024 ».
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