thugification

English

Etymology

From thug +‎ -ification.

Noun

thugification (uncountable)

1. The process of rendering or becoming more tough, violent, or brutal.
   • 2004 December 7, Wesley Pruden, “Cheer, Cheer for Old Siwash U”, in The Washington Times:

     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.

   • 2007 July 5, Ken Berger, “Why not?”, in Post-Tribune:

     The controversy is useful if only because it illuminates the general thugification of professional sports, which definitely includes the college game.

   • 2014 April 2, Bohdan Butkevych, “Pavlo Gudimov: 'A different vision is not a pretext to resort to Russian-like hysteria and absurd politicization of culture'”, in The Ukrainian Week:

     In the future, this should protect us and our society from “thugification”.