thug life

Noun

countable ironic often uncountable

(often ironic) A life in which one has to go through many struggles, like that of poor gangstas.

Japanese Meaning

困難や苦悩に満ちた、いわば貧困層ギャングのような生活（皮肉を込めた表現） / 厳しい社会的・経済的状況下での、厳しい人生経験を指す表現

Even as a joke, his tattoos and stories made people believe he lived the thug life.

冗談半分でも、彼の入れ墨や話で人々は彼が貧しいギャングのような苦労の多い生活を送っていると信じてしまった。

Sense（1）

(often ironic) A life in which one has to go through many struggles, like that of poor gangstas.

I didn’t choose the thug life. It chose me.

thug lives

（ plural ）