Thugness
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state, quality, or condition of a thug informal, slang, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From thug + -ness.
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