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thug
English
Etymology
From Hindi ?? (?hag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), from Ashokan Prakrit *????????????????????- (*?hagg-), from Sanskrit ???? (sthaga, “cunning, fraudulent, to cover, to conceal”) hence ?????? (sthagati, “he/she/it covers, he/she/it conceals”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *st?agáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover with a roof”).
Thuggee was an Indian network of secret fraternities who were engaged in murdering and robbing travellers and known for strangling their victims, operating from the 17th century (possibly as early as 13th century) to the 19th century. During British Imperial rule of India, many Indian words passed into common English, and in 1810 thug referred to members of these Indian gangs. The sense was adopted more generally as "ruffian, cutthroat" by 1839. See also English thatch, deck.
Pronunciation
- enPR: th?g, IPA(key): /???/
- (India) IPA(key): /????/, /????/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
thug (plural thugs)
- Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- (historical) One of a band of assassins formerly active in northern India who worshipped Kali and offered their victims to her.
- (horticulture) an over-vigorous plant that spreads and dominates the flowerbed.
- A punk; a hoodlum; a hooligan.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:villain
Translations
Verb
thug (third-person singular simple present thugs, present participle thugging, simple past and past participle thugged)
- To commit acts of thuggery, to live the life of a thug, or to dress and act in a manner reminiscent of someone who does.
Anagrams
- Guth
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h??/
Verb
thug
- past indicative analytic of tabhair
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hu??]
Verb
thug
- past tense of thoir
Usage notes
- The dependent form is tug.
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delinquent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquo.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??l??kw?nt/
Adjective
delinquent (comparative more delinquent, superlative most delinquent)
- Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
- Fred is delinquent in making his car payment.
- The company made a new effort to collect delinquent payments.
- Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense
Synonyms
- (late or failing to pay a debt): defaulting
Derived terms
- delinquency
- juvenile delinquent
- moral delinquent
Translations
Noun
delinquent (plural delinquents)
- One who disobeys or breaks rules or laws.
- A person who has not paid his or her debts.
- (obsolete, derogatory) A term applied to royalists by their opponents in the English Civil War 1642-1645. Charles I was known as the chief delinquent.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:criminal
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin d?linquens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?de?.li?k??nt/, /?de?.l???k??nt/
- Hyphenation: de?lin?quent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
delinquent m (plural delinquenten, diminutive delinquentje n)
- criminal
- Synonyms: crimineel, misdadiger
Related terms
- delinquant (obsolete)
Descendants
- Afrikaans: delinkwent
Latin
Verb
d?linquent
- third-person plural future active indicative of d?linqu?
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