Dictionary Definition
thug n : an aggressive and violent young criminal
[syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, tough, toughie, strong-armer]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From | (or sc=Deva) < etyl mr |, | < स्थग < sc=Deva < . 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.Pronunciation
- , /θʌɡ/, /TVg/
- Rhymes with: -ʌɡ
Noun
Translations
a criminal who treats others violently or
roughly
- Finnish: roisto
- Spanish: matón
a member of the Thuggee
Irish
Pronunciation
- lang=ga|[hʊɡ]
Verb
- Form of past, tabhair
Scottish Gaelic
Extensive Definition
Thug may refer to:
- Thug (in this usage written with an uppercase T) (from Hindi ठग ṭhag), a member of the defunct Indian cult Thuggee
- A man, often a criminal, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire
- Thug, a gardening term meaning an over-vigorous plant that spreads excessively
- Thug, a wooden bat used in the naturists' game miniten
- Thug, a type of allomancer in the Mistborn series of books by Brandon Sanderson
- THUG, an abbreviation for Tony Hawk's Underground video game
In music
- ThugLine Records, a record label
- Thug Misses Entertainment, a record label
- "Thug
Life", a hip hop group and a related philosophy developed by
Tupac Shakur
- Thug Life: Volume 1, the groups debut album
- T.H.U.G.S., a 1996 album by Flesh-N-Bone, from the rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
- T.H.U.G.S. (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony album), a 2007 album by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- "T.H.U.G. (True Hero Under God)", a song by rap artist Z-Ro, from the 2006 album I'm Still Livin'
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Cain,
Judas, Mafioso, adherent, apache, assassin, assassinator, bandit, battler, belligerent, belted knight,
betrayer, bickerer, blade, bloodletter, bloodshedder, bravo, brawler, brigand, bucko, bully, bullyboy, burker, butcher, button man, cannibal, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, convict, creature, criminal, crook, cutthroat, dacoit, deceiver, desperado, desperate criminal,
devil, disciple, disputant, double-dealer,
duelist, dummy, enforcer, eradicator, executioner, exterminator, felon, fencer, feuder, fighter, fighting cock, figurehead, flunky, foilsman, follower, fugitive, gallows bird,
gamecock, gangster, gaolbird, garroter, gillie, gladiator, goon, gorilla, gun, gunman, gunsel, hanger-on, hatchet man,
head-hunter, heavy,
hell-raiser, hellcat,
henchman, hit man,
homicidal maniac, homicide, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, jackal, jailbird, jouster, killer, knight, lackey, lawbreaker, mad dog, man, man-eater, man-killer, manslayer, massacrer, matador, militant, minion, mobsman, mobster, mugger, murderer, myrmidon, outlaw, pesticide, plug-ugly, poison, poisoner, public enemy,
puppet, quarreler, quisling, racketeer, rioter, rival, robber, rough, rowdy, ruffian, sabreur, satellite, scofflaw, scrapper, scuffler, slaughterer, slayer, squabbler, stooge, strangler, strong, strong arm, strong-arm
man, strong-armer, struggler, swashbuckler, swindler, sword, swordplayer, swordsman, sycophant, terrorist, thief, tilter, torpedo, tough, traitor, trigger man, tussler, two-timer, votary, wrangler, yahoo