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thug it out en · VERB

Etymology

Evoking thug life and connoting the assertion that thuggish behavior is a necessary evil.

Meanings

1. (US, intransitive, slang) To endure; to tough it out.
   • He wasn’t worried about contracting the virus, and spun the situation with the kind of edge that would make Supreme founder James Jebbia proud. “You’re a New Yorker, you kinda thug it out,” he said. 2020 March 12, Sam Schube, “‘You Kinda Thug It Out’: The Supreme Line in the Age of Coronavirus”, in GQ, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2020:
   • “I'm not saying she could get it,” Reid began, referring to the Republican nomination, “but if you’re the donor class that wants Trump gone, you tell her ‘Thug it out for a few months. I’m gonna put some more money in your bank account’.” 2024 January 24, Jarryd Jaeger, quoting Joy Reid, “Joy Reid claims donor class wants Nikki Haley to ‘thug it out’ to take GOP nomination if Trump is convicted”, in PM, archived from the original on 25 Jan 2024:
   • We can work without the perks, just you and me Thug it out ’til we get it right 2007, Timbaland, The Clutch, Keri Hilson, D.O.E., “The Way I Are”, in Shock Value, performed by Timbaland, D.O.E., and Keri Hilson:

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