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Noun: thug  thúg
  1. An aggressive and violent young criminal
    - hood [slang], hoodlum, goon [informal], punk [N. Amer, informal], tough [informal], toughie [informal], strong-armer
Verb: thug  thúg
  1. Acting like a criminal or antisocially but with positive connotations

Derived forms: thugs

Type of: act, behave, crim [Brit, informal], criminal, crook [informal], do, felon, malefactor [formal], outlaw

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