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hooligan
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hoo·li·gan  (hl-gn)
n.
A tough and aggressive or violent youth.

[Origin unknown.]

hooli·gan·ism n.

hooligan
Noun
Slang a young person who behaves in a noisy and violent way in public [origin unknown]
hooliganism n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hooliganhooligan - 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

hooligan
noun delinquent, tough, vandal, casual, ned Scot. (slang) rowdy, hoon Austral., N.Z. hoodlum chiefly U.S. ruffian, lager lout, yob or yobbo Brit. (slang) cougan Austral. (slang) scozza Austral. (slang) bogan Austral. (slang)
Translations
Spanish hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] ngamberro
French hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] nvoyou m
German hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] nRowdy m
Italian hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] ngiovinastro, teppista m

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The decree approved by the cabinet also bans clubs from selling blocks of tickets to visiting fans and allows authorities to bar suspected hooligans from entering stadiums, even if they haven't been convicted of crimes.
In this brilliant, wildly over-the-top novel, written in the lush formally eloquent language favored by the 19th-century gentry and peopled with a hilariously grotesque assemblage of hucksters, hooligans, madmen and hypocrites, Wright paints an unsparing portrait of the American psyche.
When, however, a particularly athletic attempt to escape the hooligans lands both Roxie and her tormentors in a load of garbage headed out to sea, she must rise to the occasion.
 
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