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- [thuhg]
- /θʌg/
- /θʌɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thuhg]
- /θʌg/
Definitions of thug word
- noun thug a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer. 1
- noun thug (sometimes initial capital letter) one of a former group of professional robbers and murderers in India who strangled their victims. 1
- noun thug aggressive criminal 1
- noun thug brute 1
- countable noun thug You can refer to a violent person or criminal as a thug. 0
- noun thug a tough and violent man, esp a criminal 0
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Origin of thug
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10, thug is from the Hindi word thag literally, rogue, cheat
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Parts of speech for Thug
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thug popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thug usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thug
noun thug
- abuser — to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
- bad actor — a mean, ill-tempered, troublemaking, or evil person.
- bozo — If you say that someone is a bozo, you mean that you think they are stupid.
- bruiser — A bruiser is someone who is tough, strong, and aggressive, and enjoys a fight or argument.
- criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
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