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n. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum.

n. One of a band of professional assassins formerly active in northern India who worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her.

n. A criminal with intimidating mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire.

n. One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.

n. One of an association of robbers and murderers in India who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by the British government.

n. An assassin; a ruffian; a rough.

n. A member of a confraternity of professional assassins and robbers formerly infesting India, chiefly in the central and northern provinces.

n. Hence A cutthroat; a ruffian; a rough.

n. an aggressive and violent young criminal

"In the Dow Jones database, the name of the Serb leader and the word thug appear near each other 343 times."

crook    criminal    felon    malefactor    outlaw   

bully   

assassin    ruffian    rough    villain   

Bug    Doug    Lug    Zug    antidrug    bug    chug    debug    drug    dug   

ruffian    assassin    killer    robber    thief    bully    hoodlum    burglar    outlaw    gangster