hoodlum

Noun

Meaning

A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hood goon punk tough thug toughie godfather bandit deuce vandal bounder gorilla rogue coyote hotspur
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Antonyms

hero good guy good egg aristo teammate apple of my eye
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Hypernyms

malefactor criminal outlaw crook felon

Hyponyms

bully

Examples

Dickson (1982), p. 230. The term eventually came to describe "a young male hustler, a gangster, a hoodlum, or a ruffian". Source: Internet

His personal transformation from immoral hoodlum to pious preacher is his preaching trademark. Source: Internet

He is quickly classified as a hoodlum and troublemaker and treated poorly by many around him. Source: Internet

In 1936, the New York City Police Department unsuccessfully attempted to enter the tunnel, in order to look for the body of a hoodlum supposedly buried there. Source: Internet

Nowhere has this progressive logic of the political hoodlum been in greater evidence than in Lebanon in recent decades. Source: Internet

On the first few floors of the building, Tama’s street hoodlum followers (preman) handily dispatch most of the commandos. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hoodless style hoodlike hoodline hoodlumish hoodlumism hoodlumize