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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 [ˈhuːlɪgən]
n
Slang a rough lawless young person
[perhaps variant of Houlihan, Irish surname]
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, boot boy, yob or yobbo (Brit. slang) riots involving football hooligans
Translations
hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] Ngamberro/a m/f

hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] nhooligan m

hooligan
nRowdy m

hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] nteppista m/f, hooligan m/f inv
hooligan [ˈhuːlɪgən] nteppista m/f, hooligan m/f inv

hooligan
n hooligan [ˈhuːligən]
a young violent, destructive or badly-behaved person. vandaal, skollie مُجْرِم في عِصابَه хулиган chuligán hooligan; bølle der Rowdy ταραχοποιό στοιχείο, χούλιγκαν gamberro huligaan تبهکار huligaani voyou חוּלִיגָן, פּוֹשֵע गेंगस्टर huligan, ulicnjak huligán berandal skemmdarvargur teppista ごろつき 불량배 chuliganas huligāns budak jahat vandaal, hooligan ungdomsforbryter, bølle, ramp chuligan arruaceiro huligan хулиган chuligán huligan huligan ligist, huligan อันธพาล aylak, sokak serserisi, holigan 小流氓 хуліган شرانگیز نوجوان bọn du côn
n hooliganism
violent or destructive behaviour especially by young people. straatterreur, vandalisme أعْمال إجْراميَّه хулиганство chuligánství hooliganisme das Rowdytum βανδαλισμός gamberrismo huligaansus شرارت huliganismi délinquance חוּלִיגנִיוּת गुंडागर्दी huliganstvo huliganizmus holiganisme óspektir; spellvirki teppismo 不良行為 법을 무시한 무질서한 행동 chuliganizmas huligānisms tindakan buas vandalisme pøbelstreker/-opptøyer chuligaństwo comportamento de arruaceiro huliga­nism хулиганство chuligánstvo huliganstvo huliganstvo ligistfasoner, huliganism พฤติกรรมอันธพาล serserilik, saldırganlık, holiganizm 流氓行為 хуліганство شہدہ پن nạn côn đồ quậy phá


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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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