hoodlum
noun/ˈhuːdləm/
/ˈhʊdləm/
(informal)- (also slang hood especially in North American English)a violent criminal, especially one who is part of a gangTopics Crime and punishmentc2
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- a violent and noisy young man synonym hooligan
Word Originlate 19th cent. (originally US): of unknown origin.
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