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hoodlum
[ hood-luhm, hood- ]
noun
- a thug or gangster.
- a young street ruffian, especially one belonging to a gang.
hoodlum
/ ˈ³ó³ÜË»å±ôÉ™³¾ /
noun
- a petty gangster or ruffian
- a lawless youth
Derived Forms
- ˈ³ó´Ç´Ç»å±ô³Ü³¾¾±²õ³¾, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó´Ç´Ç»ål³Ü³¾Â·¾±²õ³ó adjective
- ³ó´Ç´Ç»ål³Ü³¾Â·¾±²õ³¾ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hoodlum1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hoodlum1
Example Sentences
In rural California, at least 15 shooting attacks against Japanese Americans, an attempted dynamiting, three arson cases and five “threatening visits†amounted to “planned terrorism by hoodlums.â€
He charged that the Bonus march had been largely “organized and promoted by the Communists and included a large number of hoodlums and ex-convicts.â€
The authorities say the curfew is necessary because "hoodlums" have hijacked the protests in order to loot and vandalise properties.
She told them, “You rotten hoodlums! What are you doing in this town?†she recalled in an oral history interview.
As with the original, this new version approaches the outlaw life from the perspective of the filthy rich bosses, trying to manage a business staffed by unreliable hoodlums.
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