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re: TIL: Why Thug is code for black
Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:05 pm to Brosef Stalin
Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:05 pm to Brosef Stalin
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It comes from the Thugee cult in India. If you've seen Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom, that's them.
Correct answer.
The Thugee cult may have killed as many as one million people during the 18th century. That's what the whole Temple of Doom movie explores (as someone already said).
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Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:08 pm to Zach
This is a falsehood in the vein of We Wuz Kangz.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:11 pm to Zach
Etymology is Hindu via 5 second google search.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:12 pm to Zach
Oh for f#&%'s sake. Piss off.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:13 pm to Zach
I thought it originated out of Albany, Georgia.
Posted on 5/31/20 at 3:23 pm to Zach
Right - just replied to your OP. I thought that was fairly common knowledge. Glad the others chimed in.
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