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hoodlum

[ hood-luhm, hood- ]

noun

  1. a thug or gangster.
  2. a young street ruffian, especially one belonging to a gang.


hoodlum

/ ˈ³ó³ÜË»å±ôÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a petty gangster or ruffian
  2. a lawless youth
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³ó´Ç´Ç»å±ô³Ü³¾¾±²õ³¾, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³ó´Ç´Ç»ål³Ü³¾Â·¾±²õ³ó adjective
  • ³ó´Ç´Ç»ål³Ü³¾Â·¾±²õ³¾ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hoodlum1

1870–75, Americanism; probably < 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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of hoodlum1

C19: perhaps from Southern German dialect Haderlump ragged good-for-nothing
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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€

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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€

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The authorities say the curfew is necessary because "hoodlums" have hijacked the protests in order to loot and vandalise properties.

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She told them, “You rotten hoodlums! What are you doing in this town?†she recalled in an oral history interview.

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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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