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Definition of: thug
(thug) noun
1. Formerly, one of an organization of religious, professional assassins in northern India.
2. Any cutthroat or ruffian. [<Hind. thag <Skt. sthaga swindler]
—thug′ger·y noun
—thug′gish adjective
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