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thugness

noun

Etymology

From thug + -ness.

  1. derived from 𑀞𑀕
  2. suffixed as thugness — “thug + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state, quality, or condition of a thug

    • McWhorter contends that after Shakur's violent death, the black community rallied around the rapper as a victim of an unfair system, thus glorifying his thugness and run-ins with the law as a cool strike against the establishment.
    • I was a Deep House dancer, he says. And I loved the club scene: Octagon, Tunnel, Red Zone, Mars, Sound Factory, Wild Pitch. It was my escape from the neighborhood and all the thugness.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA