hoodlum
21hoodlum — hoodlumish, adj. hoodlumism, n. /hoohd leuhm, hood /, n. 1. a thug or gangster. 2. a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang. [1870 75, Amer.; prob. < dial. G; cf. Swabian derivatives of Hudel rag, e.g. hudelum disorderly, hudellam… …
22hoodlum — noun /ˈhud.lə̆m/ a) a gangster; a hired thug b) a rough or violent youth …
23hoodlum — Synonyms and related words: Mafioso, Young Turk, apache, bad boy, bandit, battler, beast, beldam, belligerent, belted knight, berserk, berserker, bickerer, blade, bomber, booger, bravo, brawler, brigand, bruiser, brute, buffoon, bugger, bully,… …
24hoodlum — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. outlaw, gangster, crook; see criminal . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. *hood, criminal, thug, ruffian, gangster, mobster, tough, *goon, hooligan, *punk, rowdy, troublemaker. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person who …
25hoodlum — hood|lum [ˈhu:dləm] n [Date: 1800 1900; : German dialect; Origin: hudellump lazy useless person ] a criminal, often a young person, who does violent or illegal things = ↑gangster …
26hoodlum — hood|lum [ hudləm ] noun count 1. ) a young person that shows no respect for the law 2. ) a criminal, especially a violent one …
27hoodlum — hood·lum || huËdlÉ™m n. thug, mobster, criminal, hooligan …
28hoodlum — [ hu:dləm] noun a hooligan or gangster. Origin C19 (orig. US): of unknown origin …
29hoodlum — noun (C) informal a violent criminal …
30hoodlum — noun he was roughed up by a bunch of hoodlums Syn: thug, lout, delinquent, vandal, ruffian, hooligan, lowlife; gangster, crook, mobster, criminal; informal tough, bruiser, goon, hood, punk, rowdy …
