Thug - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Thug :  (noun)

1: an aggressive and violent young criminal [syn: hood, hoodlum, goon, punk, tough, toughie, strong-armer]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Thug : \Thug\, n. An assassin; a ruffian; a rough. ``Thugs and midnight rounders.'' --The Century.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Thug : \Thug\, n. [Hind. thag a deceiver, robber.] One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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