hooligan

Meaning of hooligan

noun
  1. a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang.
    a drunken hooligan
    hooligan behaviour

late 19th century: perhaps from Hooligan, the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a music-hall song of the 1890s, also of a cartoon character.

Information about hooligan

Hyphenation of hooligan

hooli-gan

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • hooligan is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

hooligan synonyms

Meaning bully:

bully, tough, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

Meaning a person who engages in crime and violence; a hooligan or gangster:

hoodlum

Meaning a violent person, especially a criminal:

thug

Meaning an uncouth and aggressive man or boy:

lout

Meaning a delinquent person:

delinquent

Meaning a person who deliberately destroys or damages property belonging to others:

vandal

Meaning a person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, especially by inciting others to defy those in authority:

troublemaker

Meaning a person who behaves in a wild or reckless manner:

tearaway

Meaning a boisterous, often badly behaved young man:

larrikin

Meaning a disreputable and violent person:

rough

Meaning a person who is tough and aggressive and enjoys a fight or argument:

bruiser

Meaning a hooded sweatshirt, jacket, or other top:

hoodie

Meaning a disreputable inhabitant of a town or city, especially one from Glasgow:

keelie

Meaning a hooligan or petty criminal:

ned

Meaning a hooligan:

roughie

Meaning a lout or hooligan, especially a young man who drives recklessly:

hoon

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