Word Finder - thug

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Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.

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One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.

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In gardening, an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.

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A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.

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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.

I blew apart the last thug that tried to get in here.

He took out one thug, Mrs. Watson said proudly.

Face tattoos are also common choices for thug tattoos because they not only convey a message that the person disregards society's rules, but face tattoos are also known to be quite painful to get.

Not everyone who has a thug tattoo lives a thug lifestyle.

He didn't know if a two-bit thug like Talon rated the attention of the King of Darkness or if Talon was stupid enough to challenge an immortal so much more powerful.

In a heated moment the phrase "jack-booted thug" slips out, and it is all downhill from there.

Thug once solely meant someone who pushed other people around and engaged in criminal activity, but the term has evolved to evoke the image of someone who is tough or who has control over other people.

Jump across, then go in to see a thug run across a hall with the girl.

Stalin was a murderous thug who had destroyed the revolution.

That the Sanskrit root sthag (Pali, thak), to cover, to conceal, was mainly applied to fraudulent concealment, appears from the noun sthaga, cheat, which has retained this signification in the modern vernaculars, in all of which it has assumed the form thag (commonly written thug), with a specific meaning.

Brutally aggressive and unrelenting, this native of Australia carries several weapons with him on his loose fitting thug's outfit.

A thug and a criminal, Birdie tried to overthrow M.Bison by making use of the Psycho Drive machine, but he failed despite help from Balrog.

The term "thug" varies in usage, but it's generally considered to be a label for someone who is rough.

In current society, the term "thug" can also pertain to a style of dress that really has nothing to do with a person's criminal affiliation or even physical stature.

Thug is a term that can be both positive and negative, depending on how it is used.

Thug tats used to signify toughness or affiliation with a criminal group.

Since a thug is supposed to be tough, no body part is off limits when it comes to tattoo placement.

Don't be surprised to find thug tattoos on places that might make you cringe.

Thug designs usually don't choose colorful tattoos with cheery motifs.

Lettering and symbols are popular choices for thug tattoo designs.

When getting a name tattoo, the thug style may involve elaborate lettering or it may be simple, but it depends largely on the meaning of the tattoo.

Script tattoos are common choices for everyone - not just thugs - but whether a lettering tattoo falls into the category of a thug tattoo has to do with the placement of the tattoo and the meaning behind the tattoo.

For example, a script tattoo that states "Seize the Day" may not necessarily be a thug tattoo, but place this tattoo on a neck and make the script elaborate, and then it could be considers a thug-style design.

College students who certainly don't live the thug lifestyle flock to tattoo parlors and request tattoos similar to those they see on television and in magazines.

For these reasons, a thug style tattoo doesn't always reflect a person's lifestyle choices.

Boss Hogg Outlawz are presented to you by their fellow H-Town (Houston, for the uninitiated) resident, Gold Album holder Slim Thug.

This is the second time in a year some thug's attacked a tourist.

A local autopsy was rushed through in the wee hours of the night and the remains of the obese thug were airborne, in route to Pennsylvania as they spoke.

Finally, if a plant has become a thug and spread too far, then consider rejuvenating pruning.

Players controlled a thug who would steal cars and commit other crimes to gain popularity in the gang underworld.