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Hooligan synonyms

ho͝o'lĭ-gən

A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').

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A hoodlum; a thug.

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A style, originating among fans of punk rock, characterized by motley clothes, oddly clipped hair, etc.

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A worker on an oil drilling rig, esp. a member of the crew which feeds pipe into the well

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A person whose behavior is rough, quarrelsome, and disorderly; hoodlum

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A gangster; a thug.

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The definition of a ruffian is a tough or rowdy person.

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A big and brutish man or a thug; a goon or ruffian.

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(UK, Australia, New Zealand, pejorative, slang) A yob.

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lout (related)

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A person who neglects or fails to do what law or duty requires.

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One of a group of professional criminals, devotees of Kali, who robbed and murdered travelers in northern India until the mid-1800s.

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troublemaker (related)

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(Informal) A tough person; thug

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A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.

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(Brit., Slang) A hoodlum or lout

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skinhead (related)

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hooligans (related)

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scallies (related)

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loutish (related)

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attack (related)

The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:

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crimes (related)

Plural form of crime

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(Slang, UK) A cruel and brutal fellow.

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hooliganism (related)

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Find another word for hooligan. In this page you can discover 24 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hooligan, like: goon, hood, punk, roughneck, rowdy, hoodlum, ruffian, gorilla, yobbo, lout and delinquent.