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A "thug"? Tell me what you really mean by that?
Gosh. It gets confusing. Take your pick. I had always heard the Indian/Hindy street gang one.
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“Although thug was originally (and often still is) a term with strong negative connotations, since at least the early 1990s it has been embraced and reconceived by rap artists. [Tupac Shakur's] vision redefined the word "thug" into a man who triumphs over systemic and societal obstacles. Mosi Reeves
https://www.dictionary.com › browse › thug
Thug Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
Thug is a term for a violent, lawless person, especially a man. The word was originally used in the 1800s as a name for members of a group of men in India said to be professional criminals and murderers. In this use, it is sometimes capitalized.
https://www.npr.org › 2015 › 04 › 30 › 403362626 › the-racially-charged-meaning-behind-the-word-thug
The Racially Charged Meaning Behind The Word 'Thug' - NPR
Apr 30, 2015BLOCK: Thugs, the word chosen by President Obama, Maryland's governor, Baltimore's mayor and others to describe those who looted and burned stores in Baltimore and in some cases that were later...
https://www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-32538487
The unlikely origins of the word 'thug' - BBC News
"Thugs" were everyone from unruly soccer fans to people involved in race riots. Garber says the word thug actually rebounded in American popular culture, thanks in part to Indiana Jones and the...
https://www.britannica.com › dictionary › thug
Thug Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
thug (noun) thug / ˈ θʌg/ noun plural thugs Britannica Dictionary definition of THUG [count] : a violent criminal a gang of thugs He was beaten and robbed by street thugs. — thuggish / ˈθʌgɪʃ/ adjective [more thuggish; most thuggish] thuggish violence/behavior a thuggish regime
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thug life Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
These communities started reclaiming the word thug as a countercultural rebellion against racism, adopting the term as a form of self-empowerment and protest. The term was popularized in hip-hop culture, where thug life goes hand-in-hand with iconic rapper Tupac Shakur, or 2Pac.
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thug | Etymology, origin and meaning of thug by etymonline
thug (n.) 1810, "member of a gang of murderers and robbers in India who strangled their victims," from Marathi thag, thak "cheat, swindler," Hindi thag, perhaps from Sanskrit sthaga-s "cunning, fraudulent," from sthagayati " (he) covers, conceals," from PIE root * (s)teg- "to cover."
https://www.newsweek.com › brief-history-word-thug-326595
A Brief History of the Word 'Thug' - Newsweek
Etymology experts have traced the word thug to the Hindi word meaning a cheat or a swindler. Colonial accounts speak of groups of Thugs who practiced Thuggee and would rob and kill travelers....
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Thug | Indian bandit | Britannica
thug, Hindi ṭhag, Sanskrit sthaga ("thief," "rogue"), member of a well-organized confederacy of professional assassins who traveled in gangs throughout India for several hundred years. (The earliest authenticated mention of the thugs is found in Ẓiyāʾ-ud-Dīn Baranī, History of Fīrūz Shāh, dated about 1356.)
https://www.urbandictionary.com › define.php?term=thug
Urban Dictionary: thug
A thug is typically referred to a male or female who commits crimes for personal gain through stealing, selling drugs, but especially violent crimes such as robbery and assault.”
Good opportunity to get those dictionaries out and read!