Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thugduggery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thug-dug-gery
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

unscrupulous behavior or illegal machinations.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Her thugduggery with the mark has not lessened the suspicion with which the world at large regards her."
""Dancers in the Dark," a temperate underworld concoction involves a shooting and some thugduggery but is mostly concerned with the noble and superior love of a “taxi dancer" (Miriam Hopkins) and a saxophone player."
"A fine example you are to a growing boy, with your lawless advice and thugduggery."

Etymology

Blend of thug + skulduggery.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does thugduggery mean?: unscrupulous behavior or illegal machinations.
Where does thugduggery come from?: Blend of thug + skulduggery.

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