Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US black) of a young man, adopting the hyper-macho gangsta style (e.g. tattoos, carrying weapons, gang colours); also fig. use (see cit. 2003).

1999		Honolulu Star-Bulletin (HI) 5 Mar. 18 Jan. 18/1: R&B Albums [...] 8. Thugged Out the Abulation Yukmouth.
2001		Source Aug. 59: The thugged-out cat in the backseat blurts out, ‘McVeggie Burger with fries, no salt.’.
2002		50 Cent ‘Wanksta’ 🎵 We in the club doing the same ol’ two step / Gorilla unit cause they say we bugged out / Cause we don’t go nowhere without toast we thugged out.
2003		Dizzee Rascal in Vice Mag. at Hyperdub.com 🌐 When they’re going to raves and it’s thugged-out, they’re watching it then it’s already drummed into them that this is what we do all our lives. Everything escalates, getme?
2005		Mad mag. Aug. 51: I saw some thugged-out black dude sniffing around my car.
2016		Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) 26 Aug. D1/3: She’s backed up by her thugged-out, wild-card boyfriend.
2020		G. Krauze What They Was 169: [O]ne of them dutty hood rats [who] get hype off Gucci belts and thugged-out talk .