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Someone with intimidating mannerisms, typically violent and rough

A rough and generally bad-mannered person

A person who steals

An unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

A villainous, evil or unscrupulous person

A particular subculture in Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries to refer to young men or women of lower-class suburban areas

A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims

To commit acts of thuggery, or behave in a thuggish manner

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Noun

Someone with intimidating mannerisms, typically violent and rough

professional killer

member of the Mafia

member of a criminal gang

member of the family

juvenile delinquent

youthful offender

graffiti artist

domineering person

hard taskmaster

man on horseback

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“Suddenly a gang of young hoodlums enters, led by a thug named Frankie McCarthy.”

Noun

A rough and generally bad-mannered person

country bumpkin

daughter of the soil

son of the soil

country dweller

countryman/woman

unsophisticated person

backwoodsperson

country-dweller

backwoods person

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Noun

A person who steals

second-story man

second-story worker

second-story operator

knight of the road

juvenile delinquent

confidence artist

black marketeer

person responsible

confidence trickster

smooth operator

wanted criminal

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Noun

An unkind, evil or unscrupulous person

good-for-nothing

nasty piece of work

snake in the grass

unpleasant person

unprincipled person

despicable person

enfant terrible

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Noun

A villainous, evil or unscrupulous person

good-for-nothing

snake in the grass

enfant terrible

practical joker

life of the party

unprincipled person

mischievous child

badly behaved child

agent provocateur

juvenile delinquent

mischievous person

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Noun

Good old boy

Noun

A particular subculture in Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries to refer to young men or women of lower-class suburban areas

Noun

A person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims

insurrectionist

insurrectionary

freedom fighter

urban guerrilla

resistance fighter

underground fighter

irregular soldier

member of the resistance

fifth columnist

member of the underground

professional soldier

soldier of fortune

experientialist

counterrevolutionist

counterrevolutionary

agent provocateur

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Verb

To commit acts of thuggery, or behave in a thuggish manner

“I love it when you thug me, baby. I love it when I'm witchu, baby.”

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