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How to pronounce “thug”

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Pronunciation guide for thug

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of thug with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: My Quest to End the Horror of Gun Violence in the USThey needed to turn down their “thug” music.
Definition summary: A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.

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My Quest to End the Horror of Gun Violence in the US

They needed to turn down their “thug” music.

[Noun]
A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.
A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.
A criminal that extorts people.
A person who use intimidation to coerce others.
(historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and sacrificed their victims to her.
(African-American Vernacular) One who, usually as a result of social disadvantage, has turned to committing crimes (e.g. selling drugs, robbery, assault, etc.) to make a living; a gangsta.
(horticulture) An overvigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
A wooden bat used in the game of miniten, fitting around the player's hand.
[Verb]
(informal, transitive) To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, to menace, to commit crime.
(informal, transitive) (often with out) To appear as a thug; to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of a thug.

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