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单词 hoodlum
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hood•lum /ˈhudləm, ˈhʊd-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a criminal or thug:the crime boss and his hoodlums.
  2. a young street criminal, esp. one belonging to a gang.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hood•lum  (ho̅o̅d′ləm, hŏŏd′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a thug or gangster.
  2. a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang.
  • dialect, dialectal German; compare Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag, e.g. hudelum disorderly, hudellam weak, slack Hudellump(e) rags, slovenly, careless person, and related words in other dialects
  • probably 1870–75, American.
hood′lum•ish, adj. 
hood′lum•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hoodlum /ˈhuːdləm/ n
  1. a petty gangster or ruffian
  2. a lawless youth
Etymology: 19th Century: perhaps from Southern German dialect Haderlump ragged good-for-nothing
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