Bad egg and Thug

Bad egg

Bad egg noun - (old-fashioned slang) a bad person.
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Thug and bad egg are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thug" instead a noun phrase "Bad egg".

Thug

Thug noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.
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Bad egg and thug are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad egg" instead a noun "Thug".
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