Home › Words › T › thugificationthugificationthugification means the process of rendering or becoming more tough, violent, or brutal.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, thugification ranks #36,091 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom thug + -ification.nounThe process of rendering or becoming more tough, violent, or brutal.e.g.“His three-point shooting, rebounding and ferocious defense are just what the Knicks need at the small forward spot. Call it the thugification of the Knicks, if you want to.” — 2004 December 7, Wesley Pruden, “Cheer, Cheer for Old Siwash U”, in The Washington Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gangsterization 68% match — The process of gangsterizing. vs thugification →thaification 64% match — The process of Thaifying. vs thugification →toughening 64% match — The process of making something tougher. vs thugification →brutalization 64% match — The act or process of making brutal vs thugification →uglification 63% match — The process of being made ugly or uglified. vs thugification →broification 62% match — The process of someone or something becoming aligned with bro culture. vs thugification →nerdification 62% match — The process of making or becoming nerdy. vs thugification →nigrification 60% match — The act or process of making black. vs thugification →