Thugs (slang)
Pronunciation: /th-augs/
Singular: Thug
What does Thugs mean?
People who are violent and like to commit crimes.
Thugs Synonyms: Hoodlums, Hooligans, Looters
Example sentence: “I don’t like thugs around me.”
Thugs in songs:
“So Granny raised me in projects where thugs was hanging” – J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only.
“I hung around with the thugs, and even though they sold drugs They showed a young brother love” -2Pac, Dear Mama.
“Red state versus a blue state, which one you governin’? They give us guns and drugs, call us thugs” – Kendrick Lamar, Hood Politics.
“Shoot, errbody have the zipper jacket And half of these thugs have the glove to match, ya feel me?” – Missy Elliot, Work It.