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a violent person, especially one who is member of a group of criminals. Synonyms. goon (CRIMINAL) mainly US informal. punk (CRIMINAL) mainly US slang. thug. tough old-fashioned informal. toughie (PERSON) informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Gangsters, thugs & criminal organizations. boot boy. bully boy. firm. gangsterism.
A hoodlum can be anyone from a dangerous thug to a young person who's just up to no good. The exact origins of the word are not known, but one theory is that the word derives from hudelum, an adjective that means "disorderly" in dialects of German spoken in and around the region of Swabia.
A hoodlum is a thug, usually in a group of misfits who are associated with crime or theft. Early use. The earliest reference to the word "hoodlum" was in the December 14, 1866, San Francisco Daily Evening Bulletin after the Hoodlum Band was arrested on December 13, 1866. [1] .
hoodlum. noun [ C ] old-fashioned uk / ˈhuːd.ləm / us / ˈhuːd.ləm / (also hood) a violent person, especially one who is member of a group of criminals. Synonyme. goon (CRIMINAL) mainly US informal. punk (CRIMINAL) mainly US slang. thug. tough old-fashioned informal. toughie (PERSON) informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of hoodlum noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Hoodlum definition: a thug or gangster.. See examples of HOODLUM used in a sentence.
18. Mai 2024 · A hoodlum is a violent criminal, especially one who is a member of a group. [informal] They would tell these hoodlums that they were behaving antisocially and ought to stop. Synonyms: thug, hooligan, ruffian, vandal More Synonyms of hoodlum. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
