hooligan

Noun

Meaning

a cruel and brutal fellow

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tough bully rowdy ruffian roughneck YOB yobo yobbo hun hood rascal scamp imp bluebeard barbarian
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Antonyms

darling pal peacemaker star encourage giant
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Hypernyms

attacker aggressor assailant assaulter

Hyponyms

skin muscle skinhead muscleman plug-ugly bullyboy

Phrases with the word

hooligan tool like a hooligan

Examples

My best moment? I have a lot of good moments but the one I prefer is when I kicked the hooligan. Eric Cantona

I wrote some bad poetry that I published in North African journals, but even as I withdrew into this reading, I also led the life of a kind of young hooligan. Jacques Derrida

People don't understand that where I come from, everyone is either a convict, been in jail, been in a gang, is a hooligan of some sorts, but those are my brothers, my family and the people that I travel with. Those are the people that I roll with. Lupe Fiasco

Among his early favorites were Winsor McCay (mostly known for Little Nemo ) and Frederick Burr Opper (mostly known for Happy Hooligan ) but he would later study any style that managed to draw his attention. Source: Internet

A notorious hooligan barred from every football ground in the country was caught sitting in the front row of the corporate section at Tottenham's new stadium. Source: Internet

Inevitably unable to sleep on his return to Manchester, he forced himself to watch a video of United’s 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace, and sat there “appalled” as he witnessed his star launch himself at hooligan Matthew Simmons. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hooley-ann Hooli hoolie hooligan firm hooligan tool hooliganish