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Rarethug
The correct spelling is thug.
How to pronounce thug
noun
IPA: /ʈʰɑɡ/
Say it like: Thu-g
The correct spelling is thug. Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- 2.One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
- 3.In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
- 4.A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
verb
- 1.To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.
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