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rent-a-thug

rent-a-thug noun: someone hired to perform possibly illegal and lethal duties resembling thuggery.

Noun

rent-a-thug (plural rent-a-thugs)

  1. someone hired to perform possibly illegal and lethal duties resembling thuggery

Forms of rent-a-thug

pluralrent-a-thugs

Origin of rent-a-thug

From rent-a- + thug.

Questions about rent-a-thug

What does rent-a-thug mean?
Rent-a-thug means someone hired to perform possibly illegal and lethal duties resembling thuggery.
What part of speech is rent-a-thug?
Rent-a-thug is a noun.
What is the plural of rent-a-thug?
The plural of rent-a-thug is rent-a-thugs.

Words near rent-a-thug in the dictionary

  1. rent-a-judges
  2. rent-a-mob
  3. rent-a-mobs
  4. rent-a-quote
  5. rent-a-quotes
  6. rent-a-thug
  7. rent-a-thugs
  8. rent-a-womb
  9. rent-a-wombs
  10. rent-controlled
  11. rent-free

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