hooligan

Definitions


[ˈhuːlɪɡ(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a violent young troublemaker, typically one of a gang
(e.g: a drunken hooligan)


Phrases:

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 cartoon character




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