thugged out
Gangster style adopted
Thugged out describes an appearance or attitude associated with street or gangster culture—baggy clothes, tough demeanor, aggressive posture.
Someone thugged out projects hardness, whether authentically or as style: He came to the party all thugged out in a white tee and gold chains.
The term can be admiring or dismissive depending on context.
- bandanasLarge patterned kerchiefs
- gang signsHand gestures indicating membership
- street credPerceived authenticity in community
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
- trap houseBuilding for narcotics sales
swagger · posted up · gangsta rap · street smarts · resilience · no snitching · ride or die · loyalty · grit · urban slang · real talk · mixtapes · defiance · tattoos · anti-establishment · assertiveness · survival · menacing
thugged outpreppy
Polished, traditional aesthetic
clean-cut · buttoned-up · strait-laced · polished · dapper
thugged outsoft
Yielding to touch
gentle · meek · mild-mannered · docile · timid
thugged outbourgeois
Middle-class and conventional
upper-crust · blue-blooded · country club · old money · WASP