| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: hoodlum, thug, tough. Informal : hooligan. Slang : goon, gorilla, hood. See ATTACK, CRIMES. 2. A rough, violent person who engages in destructive actions: hoodlum, mug, roughneck, rowdy, tough. Informal : toughie. Slang : hood, punk. See ATTACK, CRIMES.
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