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ellisonz

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9. Really...

Reply to David__77 (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 22, 2012, 11:50 PM

Jan 2012

Why don't you just defend the Butcher instead of nibbling around the edges. I resent your implication that the usage here is even remotely racist.

From Merriam-Webster:

Definition of THUG
: a brutal ruffian or assassin : gangster, tough
— thug·gery noun
— thug·gish adjective

He was beaten and robbed by street thugs.
<the Mob boss regularly sent his thugs after people who were slow to pay their debts>

Origin of THUG
Hindi & Urdu ṭhag, literally, thief
First Known Use: 1810

Derived from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thuggee

It seems I probably know more about the term than you anticipated...

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