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hooligan

Syllabification: (hoo·li·gan)
Pronunciation: /ˈho͞oləgin/

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Definition of hooligan

noun

  • a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang.

Derivatives

hooliganism

Pronunciation: /-ˌnizəm/

noun

Origin:

late 19th century: perhaps from Hooligan, the surname of a fictional rowdy Irish family in a music-hall song of the 1890s, also of a character in a cartoon

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