HOON

Etymology 1

Noun

hoon (plural hoons)

(Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) A worthless person; a hooligan or lout. [From 1930s.]

(Australia, slang, dated) A pimp. [From 1950s.]

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A person who drives excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly; a street drag racer often driving heavily customized cars. [From 1980s.]

(Australia, New Zealand, slang) An attempt or go at something. [From 1980s.]

Verb

hoon (third-person singular simple present hoons, present participle hooning, simple past and past participle hooned)

(Australia, New Zealand) To act loutishly; specifically, to drive excessively quickly, loudly or irresponsibly.

Etymology 2

Verb

hoon (third-person singular simple present hoons, present participle hooning, simple past and past participle hooned)

To make a hooting or howling sound.

Etymology 3

Noun

hoon (plural hoons)

(historical) A unit of weight (about 0.378125 of a gram, or 0.0133 of an ounce) used to measure opium in British-controlled parts of Asia; a candareen.

Etymology 4

Noun

hoon (plural hoons)

(India, historical) A pagoda, a type of gold coin.

Anagrams

• NoHo, Noho, oh no

Etymology

Proper noun

Hoon (plural Hoons)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hoon is the 25295th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 979 individuals. Hoon is most common among White (84.58%) individuals.

Anagrams

• NoHo, Noho, oh no

Source: Wiktionary



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