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Meanings of thug in inglês

português
malfeitor

An aggressive and violent young criminal.

      malfeitor
      russo
      головорез
      espanhol
      pandillero

      Common criminal, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.

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            Usage of thug in inglês
            1
            The police and thug violence became a regular fixture of anti-government protests.
            The Guardian
            2
            This isn't one of the usual thug crime capers they're used to.
            Death angel
            3
            Sherman was most concerned by the people who called him a thug.
            Ebony
            4
            People often still see him as the thug he portrayed in Tsotsi.
            The South African
            5
            Don't tell me the Brotherhood can't deal with a single lowborn thug.
            Shadow's son
            6
            This thug was holding a knife in his left hand and smiling.
            Shadow prowler
            7
            At the Taco Shack counter, the redheaded thug was getting his order.
            Mission road
            8
            It was a powerful agent of evil- atoolof the deadly thug.
            The Midnight Passenger : A Novel
            9
            He gave no more thought to the smaller thug by the stairs.
            The perfect woman
            10
            Bernardin Amberchelle, the seriously violent thug, sounded much too thoughtful and subtle.
            Surrender to the will of the night
            11
            This type cop could just as well be an oldtime rod-riding thug.
            Junky
            12
            A sectarian thug approaches and asks our hero what religion he practises.
            The Irish Times
            13
            Are we newcomers to be slaves to you thug survivors down here?'
            Return of the Crimson Guard
            14
            He speaks real Greek, and not the Greek of a junta thug.
            The new yorker
            15
            They wouldn't gang up on me; Ruiz isn't that type of thug.
            Aground
            16
            He struggled, trying to kick free, but the thug was too strong.
            The saint of dragons
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            United States of America
            Common
            United Kingdom
            Less common