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hoo·li·gan

 (ho͞o′lĭ-gən)
n.
A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

[Origin unknown.]

hoo′li·gan·ism n.
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hooligan

(ˈhuːlɪɡən)
n
slang a rough lawless young person
[C19: perhaps variant of Houlihan, Irish surname]
ˈhooliganism n
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hoo•li•gan

(ˈhu lɪ gən)

n.
a ruffian or hoodlum.
[1895–1900; perhaps after the Irish surname Hooligan]
hoo′li•gan•ism, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hooligan - a cruel and brutal fellowhooligan - a cruel and brutal fellow    
aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
bullyboy - a swaggering tough; usually one acting as an agent of a political faction
muscleman, muscle - a bully employed as a thug or bodyguard; "the drug lord had his muscleman to protect him"
skinhead - a young person who belongs to a British or American group that shave their heads and gather at rock concerts or engage in white supremacist demonstrations
plug-ugly, tough guy - someone who bullies weaker people
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hooligan

noun delinquent, tough, vandal, casual, ned (Scot. slang), rowdy, hoon (Austral. & N.Z.), hoodlum (chiefly U.S.), ruffian, lager lout, boot boy, yob or yobbo (Brit. slang) riots involving football hooligans
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hooligan

noun
Informal. A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire:
Slang: goon, gorilla, hood.
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Translations
مُجْرِم في عِصابَه
chuligán
bøllehooligan
skemmdarvargur
chuliganizmas
huligāns
huligan
aylakholigansokak serserisi

hooligan

[ˈhuːlɪgən] Ngamberro/a m/f
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hooligan

[ˈhuːlɪgən] nhooligan m
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hooligan

nRowdy m
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hooligan

[ˈhuːlɪgən] nteppista m/f, hooligan m/f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hooligan

(ˈhuːligən) noun
a young violent, destructive or badly-behaved person.
ˈhooliganism noun
violent or destructive behaviour especially by young people.
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