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thug.

thug, yob.

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tœɡ/Belgium, France/tɔɡ/Quebec
  1. thug, yob.

    derogatory · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English thug, in turn derived from Hindustani ठग (ṭhag) / ٹھگ (ṭhag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), further derived from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), of uncertain origin. See there for more.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.