thuggee

Noun

Meaning

The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

slipknot murder removal elimination purge choke homicide liquidation purging slaying noose suffocation strangulation thug asphyxiation

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Hypernyms

execution murder slaying

Related terms

thug thuggery thuggism

Examples

"Thuggee" and "Thug" should be pronounced "Tug-gee" and "Tug", with the "t" and the "h" separate (as in "hothouse"), and were so pronounced before "thug" and "thuggery" acquired their current English meanings. Source: Internet

If ever there was an unpromising task, if ever there was a hopeless task in the world, surely it was offered here—the task of conquering Thuggee. Source: Internet

The government of India established the Thuggee and Dacoity Department in 1835, with Sleeman its first superintendent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

thugess thugette thugged out thuggeeism thuggery thuggess