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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Word of the Day

31 January 2025

DISPERSION

(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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