I'm going with Michael Smolensky's answer, since I heard that phrase from a brash loudmouth of an investment banker to mean in [greater] detail.. (Printers like me, who are the lowest form of animal life to bankers, wondered if the 'granular' meant wheat, bran, rye or just plain chaff...)
Definitions for thugging. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word thugging. Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: thugging(Noun) thuggery; the behaviour of a thug.
Thugs simply do the job. They are often cruel and stupid, but are generally obedient to the heirarchy in which they exist. Gangsters like to behave like independent-minded thugs, but are generally less intelligent than thugs. After all, any good thug will tell you that visibility is problematic when doing the job.