thuggee

thug·gee

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [thuhg-ee, thuh-gee]
- /ˈθʌg i, θʌˈgi/
- /ˈθʌ.ɡiː/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thuhg-ee, thuh-gee]
- /ˈθʌg i, θʌˈgi/

Definitions of thuggee word

noun thuggee (in India) robbery and strangulation committed by thugs. 1
noun thuggee the methods and practices of the thugs of India 0
noun thuggee murder and robbery as formerly practiced by the thugs of India 0

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Origin of thuggee

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40, thuggee is from the Hindi word thagī

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Parts of speech for Thuggee

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thuggee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

thuggee usage trend in Literature

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