Associations to the word «Thug»

Wiktionary

THUG, noun. A criminal with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire.
THUG, noun. (historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.

Dictionary definition

THUG, noun. An aggressive and violent young criminal.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne