hoodlum

noun

hood·lum ˈhüd-ləm How to pronounce hoodlum (audio)

ˈhu̇d-

plural hoodlums

somewhat old-fashioned : a usually violent criminal

… hoodlums smashed through the glass enclosed foyer of a Royal Bank of Canada branch with a backhoe and scooped a machine right from the wall.

Ron Suskind

Newspapers and broadcasters all over the country, including the New York Times, referred to this … murder as an "execution," and the hoodlums as an "execution team."

Harold Evans

On October 24, 1931, Judge James H. Wilkerson sentenced America's most powerful hoodlum to eleven years in jail, fines of $50,000, and court costs of $30,000.

David Burnham

somewhat old-fashioned : a young person who behaves in a rowdy or intimidating way : ruffian

… a moonlit late-summer battle between leather-jacketed hoodlums and T-shirt-clad fathers …

David Leavitt

Yeah, the girl has a little hoodlum in her. She's a hard-edged street kid who can probably kick Dick Button's butt.

Bryan Burwell

… the court sits just below … where Coney Island's worst hoodlums sometimes pass a summer evening "getting hectic," as they say—shooting at each other or tossing batteries and beer bottles onto the court from apartment windows fifteen stories above.

Darcy Frey

hoodlumish

ˈhüd-lə-mish How to pronounce hoodlum (audio)

ˈhu̇d-

adjective somewhat old-fashioned

hoodlumism

ˈhüd-lə-ˌmi-zəm How to pronounce hoodlum (audio)

ˈhu̇d-

noun somewhat old-fashioned

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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 similar-looking word for a young troublemaker is hooligan, but that word is not related to hoodlum; rather, it most likely derives from the name of Patrick Hooligan, an Irish youth purported to have wreaked havoc in the streets of Southwark, England, in the late 19th century.

Example Sentences

a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store

Recent Examples on the Web The boys’ boredom and anxiety is offset by a visit from their Uncle Louie, a low-level hoodlum who is on the run after stealing from a mobster named Hollywood Harry.

courant.com, 31 Mar. 2022 Dutt plays genial hoodlum Munna Bhai, who inadvertently ends up being a do-gooder and Arshad Warsi plays his loyal sidekick Circuit.

Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Feb. 2022 There was plenty to loathe about certain members of the band of criminals who surrounded our hoodlum-in-chief.

John R. Macarthur, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 And, of course, there’s Mark Wahlberg, an ace actor who parlayed his Calvin-Klein-hoodlum-of-rap image into true movie stardom.

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021 In one scene the country-music legend, who portrayed a hoodlum named Johnny Cabot, grabbed Ron and held him hostage.

Patrick J. Kiger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021 For years, Gentile was known to but mostly ignored by FBI and state police mob investigators, who wrote him off as a nickel and dime hoodlum.

Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 22 Sep. 2021 Hernández de Cruceño, however, was new in town, and had the look of a malandro, or hoodlum.

Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 Hernández de Cruceño, however, was new in town, and had the look of a malandro, or hoodlum.

Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 See More

单词	hoodlum
释义	hoodlum noun hood·lum ˈhüd-ləm ˈhu̇d- plural hoodlums 1 somewhat old-fashioned : a usually violent criminal … hoodlums smashed through the glass enclosed foyer of a Royal Bank of Canada branch with a backhoe and scooped a machine right from the wall. Ron Suskind Newspapers and broadcasters all over the country, including the New York Times, referred to this … murder as an "execution," and the hoodlums as an "execution team." Harold Evans On October 24, 1931, Judge James H. Wilkerson sentenced America's most powerful hoodlum to eleven years in jail, fines of $50,000, and court costs of $30,000. David Burnham 2 somewhat old-fashioned : a young person who behaves in a rowdy or intimidating way : ruffian … a moonlit late-summer battle between leather-jacketed hoodlums and T-shirt-clad fathers … David Leavitt Yeah, the girl has a little hoodlum in her. She's a hard-edged street kid who can probably kick Dick Button's butt. Bryan Burwell … the court sits just below … where Coney Island's worst hoodlums sometimes pass a summer evening "getting hectic," as they say—shooting at each other or tossing batteries and beer bottles onto the court from apartment windows fifteen stories above. Darcy Frey hoodlumish ˈhüd-lə-mish ˈhu̇d- adjective somewhat old-fashioned hoodlumism ˈhüd-lə-ˌmi-zəm ˈhu̇d- noun somewhat old-fashioned Did you know? 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 similar-looking word for a young troublemaker is hooligan, but that word is not related to hoodlum; rather, it most likely derives from the name of Patrick Hooligan, an Irish youth purported to have wreaked havoc in the streets of Southwark, England, in the late 19th century. Synonyms bully gangbanger gangsta gangster goon gorilla hood hooligan mobster mug plug-ugly punk roughneck rowdy ruffian thug tough toughie toughy yob [British] yobbo [British] See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store Recent Examples on the Web The boys’ boredom and anxiety is offset by a visit from their Uncle Louie, a low-level hoodlum who is on the run after stealing from a mobster named Hollywood Harry. courant.com, 31 Mar. 2022 Dutt plays genial hoodlum Munna Bhai, who inadvertently ends up being a do-gooder and Arshad Warsi plays his loyal sidekick Circuit. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Feb. 2022 There was plenty to loathe about certain members of the band of criminals who surrounded our hoodlum-in-chief. John R. Macarthur, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 And, of course, there’s Mark Wahlberg, an ace actor who parlayed his Calvin-Klein-hoodlum-of-rap image into true movie stardom. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 28 Nov. 2021 In one scene the country-music legend, who portrayed a hoodlum named Johnny Cabot, grabbed Ron and held him hostage. Patrick J. Kiger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2021 For years, Gentile was known to but mostly ignored by FBI and state police mob investigators, who wrote him off as a nickel and dime hoodlum. Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, 22 Sep. 2021 Hernández de Cruceño, however, was new in town, and had the look of a malandro, or hoodlum. Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 Hernández de Cruceño, however, was new in town, and had the look of a malandro, or hoodlum. Seth Harp, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020 See More Word History Etymology perhaps from German dialect (Swabia) hudelum disorderly First Known Use 1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition hoodlum noun hood·lum ˈhüd-ləm ˈhu̇d- : a tough and violent criminal : thug hoodlum noun as in thug a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang a couple of hoodlums held up the convenience store Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance thug gangster criminal bandit villain thief mobster assassin hooligan ruffian gangsta pirate goon hood bully gangbanger rowdy roughneck punk yob offender tough gorilla yobbo plug-ugly toughie scoundrel mafioso perpetrator robber racketeer felon brigand outlaw desperado crook cutthroat toughy highwayman perp pickpocket vandal lawbreaker swindler gunman malefactor mug bravo tearaway juvenile delinquent
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hoodlum

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