HOOLIGAN

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

(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

hooligan (plural hooligans)

(informal, pejorative) A person that causes trouble or violence.

Synonym: Thesaurus:troublemaker

Ellipsis of football hooligan.

(Navy slang, pejorative) A member of the coast guard.

A type of fish, an anadromous smelt, Thaleichthys pacificus, found in the North Pacific.

Synonyms: eulachon, candlefish

Anagrams

• halooing

Source: Wiktionary



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