Meaning of thug life | Babel Free

Definitions

A life in which one has to go through many struggles, like that of poor gangstas.

countable, ironic, often, uncountable

Examples

“I didn’t choose the thug life. It chose me.”

“Too many young Black men have adopted this thug life pose.”

“For all of these rappers claiming to live the thug life, there's really no difference.”

“Whether death refers to biological death or serves as a metaphor for oppression and marginalization (social death), the potential for collective reconciliation with death is linked to his identity as a nigga living thug life.”

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