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1 Thug, a common criminal, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. 2  Thug, proper noun, a member of the former Indian cult Thuggee. 3  Thug Behram, a leader of the Thuggee cult.  Thug, a wooden bat used in the naturists' game miniten.
Right away, the word choice angered many people in the black community. Musician Questlove of the Roots likened thug to a racial slur, as did Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes in an appearance on CNN. Thugs = Niggers #KnowTheCode. â Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 28, 2015. Etymology experts have traced the word thug to the Hindi word meaning a cheat or a swindler. Colonial accounts speak of groups of Thugs who practiced Thuggee and would rob and kill travelers.