Thugness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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