hooligan

hoo·li·gan

noun \ˈhü-li-gən\

Definition of HOOLIGAN

: ruffian, hoodlum

Examples of HOOLIGAN

1. The windows were broken by a gang of teenage hooligans.
2. <shouldn't you hooligans be in school instead of threatening old ladies?>

Origin of HOOLIGAN

perhaps from Patrick Hooligan fl1896 Irish hoodlum in Southwark, London

First Known Use: 1896

Related to HOOLIGAN

Synonyms: bully, gangbanger, gangsta, gangster, goon, gorilla, homeboy, homey (or homie), hood, hoodlum, mobster, mug, plug-ugly, punk, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy), yob [British], yobbo [British]

Related Words: cutthroat, scoundrel, villain; assassin, bandit, bravo, brigand, criminal, crook, desperado, felon, gunman, highwayman, lawbreaker, mafioso, malefactor, offender, outlaw, perp, perpetrator, pirate; pickpocket, racketeer, robber, swindler, thief, vandal; juvenile delinquent, tearaway [British]

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