hooligan

Meaning

Noun

1. (attributive, informal) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of football hooligan.
3. (US, slang) A member of the United States Coast Guard.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To act as a hooligan (sense 1).
2. (broadly, transitive) To treat (a person) roughly.

Synonyms

ruffian

hoodlum

rowdy

thug

gangster

mobster

rascal

bully

roughneck

rogue

vandal

criminal

vagabond

fierce warrior

yob

yobbo

layabout

yobo

reckless warrior

punk

tough

guttersnipe

scamp

scoundrel

sluggard

smart

street urchin

streetwalker

tramp

troublemaker

villain

🦹‍♂️

larrikin

street Arab

delimquent

racketeer

bad lot

bay

blighter

bloke

brawler

brute

crafty

delinquent

gamin

good for nothing

good-for-nothing

goon

gulf

hood

knave

Translations

hooligan

voyou

teppista

Rowdy

hooligan

Hooligan

golfo

hooligan

gamberro

holîgan

loubard

houligan

casseur

Raufbold

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhuː.lɪ.ɡən/

Etymology

Probably a variant of the Irish surname Houlihan, 1890s.